Shloka 69

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

भोजनान्ते रुद्रसूक्तं क्षमा पय्य द्विजान्मुनः । तन्मन्त्रेण ततो दद्यादुत्तरापोशणं पुरः

Transliteration

bhojanānte rudrasūktaṃ kṣamā payya dvijānmunaḥ | tanmantreṇa tato dadyāduttarāpośaṇaṃ puraḥ

Translation

کھانے کے اختتام پر مُنی دَویجوں سے ادب کے ساتھ معافی طلب کرے اور رُدر سوکت کا جپ کرے۔ پھر اسی منتر سے اُن کے سامنے اُتّرآپوشن—یعنی آخری آچمن—پیش کرے۔

Word by Word

• भोजन-अन्ते: at the end of the meal
• भोजन-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भोजनस्य अन्ते (at the end of the meal)

• रुद्रसूक्तम्: Rudra-hymn
• रुद्रसूक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रुद्रस्य सूक्तम्

• क्षमापय्य: having asked forgiveness
• क्षमापय्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund) from causative 'क्षमापयति' (to cause to forgive / to ask pardon): 'having sought forgiveness'

• द्विजान्: the Brahmins
• द्विजान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुनः: of the sage / O sage
• मुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे पाठभेदे 'मुने' (Vocative) सम्भवः

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचनार्थे समास-पूर्वपद (that)

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रमवाचक (then)

• दद्यात्: he should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उत्तर-आपोशणम्: the concluding ācamana (sipping rite)
• उत्तर-आपोशणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर + आपोशण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: उत्तरं आपोशणम् (subsequent sipping/ācamana)

• पुरः: in front / beforehand
• पुरः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक (in front/before)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes ritual accountability (kṣamā-yācñā) and mantra-purification after consumption; in Siddhānta terms, it addresses impurity/obscuration (mala/tirodhāna) through confession and Rudra-mantra.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ... रुद्रसूक्तं ... तन्मन्त्रेण ... उत्तरापोशणं

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches Shaiva discipline: after nourishment, one seals the act with humility (seeking forgiveness) and remembrance of Rudra, so the ordinary act of eating is purified into Shiva-conscious conduct.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By prescribing Rudra-sūkta and mantra-based purification, it frames daily life as service to Saguna Shiva (Rudra), where mantra and reverence become extensions of Linga-worship and Shaiva sādhana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the Rudra-sūkta after eating, request pardon from respected brāhmaṇas/elders, and perform the concluding ācamana (uttarāpośaṇa) with the same Rudra mantra as a purification practice.