Shloka 59

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

मानो महान्तमित्यादिचतुर्भिर्मस्तकन्ततः । नालिकेरेण निर्भिद्यादवटं पूरयेत्ततः

Transliteration

māno mahāntamityādicaturbhirmastakantataḥ | nālikereṇa nirbhidyādavaṭaṃ pūrayettataḥ

Translation

‘مانو مہانتَم…’ سے شروع ہونے والے چار منتروں کا جپ کرتے ہوئے پہلے سر کے اوپری حصے پر عمل کرے۔ پھر ناریل کے اوپر چھید کر کے بننے والی چھوٹی کھوہ کو بعد میں طریقے کے مطابق بھر دے۔

Word by Word

• मानः: “mānaḥ …” (mantra word)
• मानः: उद्धरण (Mantra citation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्रपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्र-उद्धरणारम्भ (mantra-word)

• महान्तम्: “the great” (mantra word)
• महान्तम्: उद्धरण (Mantra citation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महान्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्रपद

• इति: thus
• इति: उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-सूचक अव्यय (Quotative particle)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: समुच्चय/निर्देश (Etc. marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/प्रकार-वाचक अव्यय (etc./ādi)

• चतुर्भिः: with four (verses/words)
• चतुर्भिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural) संख्या-शब्द

• मस्तकम्: the head
• मस्तकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter/from there)

• नालिकेरेण: with a coconut
• नालिकेरेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्भिद्यात्: should pierce/break open
• निर्भिद्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भिद् (धातु) उपसर्ग: निर्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• अवटम्: a pit/hole
• अवटम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूरयेत्: should fill
• पूरयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — अनन्तर (thereafter)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: मानो महान्तम् … (इत्यादि चतुर्भिः)

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that outer offerings become spiritually efficacious when joined with mantra—devotion guided by scriptural procedure (vidhi) directs the mind toward Shiva, the Supreme Pati, and purifies the worshipper.

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

The verse gives a concrete ritual step (preparing a coconut offering with specific mantras), reflecting saguna worship where Shiva is approached through the Linga and sanctified offerings, while the mantra aligns the act with Shiva’s transcendent greatness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mantra-accompanied offering: recite four specified mantras, pierce the coconut at the top, and fill the cavity as part of Shiva-puja—indicating mindful, mantra-centered ritual action rather than mechanical offering.