Shloka 7

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

तमेव मायारहितं नूतनं परिचक्षते । प्रकर्षेण महात्मानं नवं शुद्धस्वरूपकम्

Transliteration

tameva māyārahitaṃ nūtanaṃ paricakṣate | prakarṣeṇa mahātmānaṃ navaṃ śuddhasvarūpakam

Translation

وہی ہے جسے وہ مایا سے پاک اور نِتّیہ نَوین کہتے ہیں۔ اعلیٰ ترین معنی میں وہی مہاتما ہے—ہمیشہ نیا، سراسر پاکیزہ حقیقتِ ذات والا۔

Word by Word

• tam: him / that (one)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: 'indeed/only')

• māyā-rahitam: free from illusion
• māyā-rahitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to 'tam'; तत्पुरुष-समास: 'māyayā rahitam' = devoid of māyā

• nūtanam: new / ever-fresh
• nūtanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nūtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to 'tam'

• paricakṣate: they describe / they call
• paricakṣate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• prakarṣeṇa: emphatically / with excellence
• prakarṣeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakarṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial): 'emphatically/with excellence'

• mahātmānam: the great-souled one
• mahātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: 'mahān ātmā yasya/yaḥ' = great-souled

• navam: new
• navam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to 'tam/mahātmānam'

• śuddha-svarūpakam: of pure essential nature
• śuddha-svarūpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: 'śuddhaṃ svarūpakaṃ yasya/yaḥ' = of pure nature; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who is untouched by māyā and therefore eternally pure; realizing this ever-fresh, unconditioned Shiva-tattva is presented as the basis for liberation from pāśa (bondage).

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

Linga worship is a saguna support that points to the same reality described here: the formless, māyā-free Shiva. The devotee worships the Linga while contemplating Shiva’s śuddha-svarūpa beyond all limiting attributes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as māyā-rahita while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), using the Linga as a focus, and cultivate inner purity (śuddhi) as an expression of His śuddha-svarūpa.