Shloka 15

Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)

Devanagari script

व्यष्टिरूपेण संसिद्धं प्रणवे शिववाचके । यंत्ररूपं शृणु प्राज्ञ शिवलिंगं तदेव हि

Transliteration

vyaṣṭirūpeṇa saṃsiddhaṃ praṇave śivavācake | yaṃtrarūpaṃ śṛṇu prājña śivaliṃgaṃ tadeva hi

Translation

اے دانا! سنو—شِو کا بیاں کرنے والا پرنَو ‘اوم’ اپنے وِیَشٹی (ظاہر) روپ میں کامل طور پر ثابت ہے؛ وہی پرنَو یَنتَر کے روپ میں حقیقتاً شِولِنگ ہے۔

Word by Word

• व्यष्टिरूपेण: in the individual form / by the individual form
• व्यष्टिरूपेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यष्टि+रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (व्यष्टेः रूपम्)

• संसिद्धम्: is accomplished/established
• संसिद्धम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसिद्ध (कृदन्त; सम्+√सिध् (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘fully accomplished/established’

• प्रणवे: in the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शिववाचके: denoting Śiva
• शिववाचके: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव+वाचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य वाचकः) विशेषणम् (प्रणवे)

• यंत्ररूपम्: the yantra-form
• यंत्ररूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यंत्र+रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यंत्रस्य रूपम्)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्राज्ञ: O wise one
• प्राज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शिवलिंगम्: Śiva-liṅga
• शिवलिंगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव+लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य लिङ्गम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (for/indeed)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ॐ (प्रणवः)

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pranava (Om)
• Shiva Linga

FAQs

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

It identifies Om (Pranava) as a direct signifier of Shiva and teaches that the Shiva-liṅga functions as the yantra-form of that same Pranava—uniting mantra (sound) and form (support for worship) for liberation-oriented devotion.

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

The verse frames the liṅga as a concrete, worshipable support (saguṇa-upāsanā) that embodies the Pranava. By honoring the liṅga, the devotee approaches Shiva through a sacred form while contemplating the deeper, all-pervading reality indicated by Om.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Om as Shiva while performing liṅga-pūjā: mentally place the Pranava in the heart and regard the liṅga as its yantra-support, combining japa of Om (or Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady contemplation during worship.