Shloka 29

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

एवं क्रमेण शुद्धात्मा सर्व्वकर्म्माणि विन्यसेत् । सन्यस्य सर्व्वकर्म्माणि ज्ञानपूजापरो भवेत्

Transliteration

evaṃ krameṇa śuddhātmā sarvvakarmmāṇi vinyaset | sanyasya sarvvakarmmāṇi jñānapūjāparo bhavet

Translation

Như vậy, từng bước một, khi tự ngã đã được thanh tịnh, hãy đặt xuống mọi hành động. Đã xả bỏ mọi hành động rồi, hãy chuyên tâm vào “lễ bái bằng trí tuệ”: quán niệm bền vững về Śiva, Đấng Chủ Tể (Pati), như Thực Tại giải thoát.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• क्रमेण: gradually / in sequence
• क्रमेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण/रीत्या (by stages)

• शुद्ध-आत्मा: one whose self is purified
• शुद्ध-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध (कृदन्त; √शुध्/√शुच् (धातु) + क्त) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुद्धः आत्मा)

• सर्व-कर्माणि: all actions
• सर्व-कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि कर्माणि)

• विन्यसेत्: should lay aside / should set down
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √न्यस्/√अस् (धातु; ‘to place/arrange’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संन्यस्य: having renounced
• संन्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नि + √अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having renounced)

• सर्व-कर्माणि: all actions
• सर्व-कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ज्ञान-पूजा-परः: devoted to worship through knowledge
• ज्ञान-पूजा-परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानपूजायां परः = devoted to worship through knowledge)

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not site-specific; articulates the Siddhānta trajectory: purification through ordered practice, then relinquishing karmas, culminating in jñāna-pūjā (inner worship) centered on Śiva.

Significance: General: teaches that the highest worship is knowledge/realization of Śiva; external rites are progressively internalized and transcended.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches a graded path: after inner purification, one transcends outward action and abides in jñāna-pūjā—worship as direct contemplative knowledge of Śiva, the liberator of the bound soul.

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

It implies progression from external Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā and ritual duties) toward internalized worship, where the same Śiva is adored through steady awareness and realization rather than mere outward acts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A shift from ritual performance toward meditative worship: renouncing doership, maintaining purity, and practicing inward contemplation of Śiva—often supported by mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī) as one matures into jñāna-pūjā.