Shloka 14

संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्

Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa

Devanagari script

द्विराचम्य मृदा तोयैः कटिशौचं विधाय च । अरुणोदयकाले तु स्नानं कुर्यान्मृदा सह

Transliteration

dvirācamya mṛdā toyaiḥ kaṭiśaucaṃ vidhāya ca | aruṇodayakāle tu snānaṃ kuryānmṛdā saha

Translation

Sau khi làm ācamana hai lần, và tẩy sạch vùng thắt lưng bằng đất và nước, vào lúc arunodaya—ánh hừng đông đầu tiên—hãy tắm, cũng dùng đất như chất tẩy tịnh.

Word by Word

• द्विः: twice
• द्विः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विः (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (numeral adverb)

• आचम्य: having performed ācamana
• आचम्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having sipped (water ritually)’

• मृदा: with earth/clay
• मृदा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• तोयैः: with waters
• तोयैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• कटिशौचम्: waist/hip cleansing
• कटिशौचम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि + शौच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (waist/hip cleansing)

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having done/performed’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अरुणोदयकाले: at dawn (sunrise time)
• अरुणोदयकाले: अधिकरण (Location/Time locus-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण + उदय + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; तत्पुरुष ‘at the time of sunrise/dawn’

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• मृदा: with clay
• मृदा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (prepositional indeclinable) ‘together with’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it prescribes dawn-bathing with earth and water after ācamana and kaṭi-śauca, emphasizing readiness for Śiva’s worship.

Significance: Dawn bath (aruṇodaya) is presented as a purifier that removes mala-like impediments and prepares the sādhaka for mantra and pūjā.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer purity (ācamana, cleansing, and dawn-bathing) supports inner purity, making the practitioner fit for Shiva-upāsanā where body, speech, and mind are aligned in sattva.

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

Linga worship in the Shiva Purana is preceded by śauca and snāna; preparing the body at dawn is a prerequisite for offering water, bilva, and mantra-japa to Saguna Shiva in the form of the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform ācamana, maintain bodily cleanliness, and bathe at aruṇodaya; this becomes the foundation for subsequent Shaiva practices such as applying bhasma/tripuṇḍra and chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).