Shloka 34

Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya

Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification

Devanagari script

सर्वान्देवान्नमस्कृत्य स्थिरबुद्धिः स्थिरासनः । प्रणवं पूर्वमभ्यस्य गायत्रीमभ्यसेत्ततः

Transliteration

sarvāndevānnamaskṛtya sthirabuddhiḥ sthirāsanaḥ | praṇavaṃ pūrvamabhyasya gāyatrīmabhyasettataḥ

Translation

تمام دیوتاؤں کو نمسکار کرکے، ثابت قدم ذہن کے ساتھ مضبوط آسن پر بیٹھے؛ پہلے پرنَو (اوم) کی مشق کرے، پھر گایتری کی مشق کرے۔

Word by Word

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'देवान्' इति विशेषण

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Gerundial subordinate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); 'नमस्कृत्य' = having saluted

• स्थिर-बुद्धिः: one with steady mind
• स्थिर-बुद्धिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'स्थिरा बुद्धिः यस्य' (as a descriptive nominal)

• स्थिर-आसनः: seated steadily / with steady posture
• स्थिर-आसनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'स्थिरम् आसनम्' / 'स्थिरासनेन युक्तः'

• प्रणवम्: the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: first
• पूर्वम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (first/before)

• अभ्यस्य: having practiced
• अभ्यस्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Gerundial subordinate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आस् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'अभ्यस्य' = having practiced/recited

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अभ्यसेत्: should practice/recite
• अभ्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरवाचक (then/thereafter)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes a graded mantra-sequence: devatā-namaskāra → Praṇava → Gāyatrī, reflecting purification and ascent of attention toward the Supreme—supporting eligibility for Śiva-worship and eventual grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: Oṃ (praṇava) is explicitly mentioned; the Gāyatrī is referenced but not quoted.

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-worship is grounded in inner discipline: humility (salutation), steadiness of mind and posture, and mantra-abhyāsa beginning with Oṁ—preparing the aspirant for grace-oriented Shaiva sādhanā.

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

Before external Linga-pūjā, the devotee aligns body and mind through japa; Oṁ and Gāyatrī function as purifying supports that steady awareness so devotion to Saguna Shiva becomes focused and effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sit in a stable āsana with a steady mind, offer salutations, then perform japa of Praṇava (Oṁ) followed by Gāyatrī-japa as preparatory mantra practice for Shiva-upāsanā.