Shloka 32

प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva

Devanagari script

यन्त्रं तु देवतारूपं देवता विश्वरूपिणी । विश्वरूपो गुरुः प्रोक्तश्शिष्यो गुरुवपुस्त्वतः

Transliteration

yantraṃ tu devatārūpaṃ devatā viśvarūpiṇī | viśvarūpo guruḥ proktaśśiṣyo guruvapustvataḥ

Translation

ینتر ہی دیوتا کا عین روپ ہے، اور دیوتا کائناتی (وشورُوپ) ہے۔ گرو کو بھی وشورُوپ کہا گیا ہے؛ لہٰذا شِشْی کو گرو کا ہی پیکر سمجھنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

यन्त्रम्the yantra

तुindeed/but

देवता-रूपम्having the form of a deity

देवताthe deity

विश्व-रूपिणीof universal form

विश्व-रूपःuniversal-formed

गुरुःthe guru

प्रोक्तःis said/declared

शिष्यःthe disciple

गुरु-वपुःthe guru’s body/form

तुindeed

अतःtherefore/from this

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Guru

Deity (Devatā)

FAQs

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

It teaches non-separation in sacred practice: the yantra is not merely a tool but a living support of the devatā’s presence, and the Guru-disciple relationship is grounded in Shiva’s all-pervading (viśvarūpa) reality—guiding the seeker toward inner unity and liberation.

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

Like the Śiva-liṅga, the yantra functions as a saguna support for approaching the nirguna, all-pervading Shiva. The verse frames such worship as a bridge: form (yantra/liṅga) reveals the universal-form deity, enabling concentrated devotion and realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform yantra-centered upāsanā with mantra-japa while contemplating the devatā as viśvarūpa, and honor the Guru as a manifestation of that same universal Shiva—approaching practice with reverence, purity, and steady meditation.