Shloka 45

प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्

Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om

Devanagari script

गुरुभक्ताय शान्ताय मदर्थे योगभागिने । ममाज्ञामतिलंघ्यैतद्यो ददाति विमूढधीः

Transliteration

gurubhaktāya śāntāya madarthe yogabhāgine | mamājñāmatilaṃghyaitadyo dadāti vimūḍhadhīḥ

Translation

Đối với người sùng kính Guru, tánh tình an tịnh và xứng đáng dự phần Yoga vì Ta—kẻ nào với trí mê lầm, trái lệnh Ta mà trao truyền điều (bí giáo) này cho người ấy…

Word by Word

• gurubhaktāya: to a guru-devotee
• gurubhaktāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru+bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: guru-bhakta ‘devotee of the guru’

• śāntāya: to the peaceful one
• śāntāya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक; √śam उपशमे)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• madarthe: for my sake
• madarthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / Purpose-locative
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad+artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: mad-artha ‘my purpose/for my sake’

• yogabhāgine: to one who partakes in yoga
• yogabhāgine: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga+bhāgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: yoga-bhāgin ‘one who has a share in yoga/one devoted to yoga’

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ājñām: command
• ājñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atilaṅghya: having transgressed
• atilaṅghya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati+laṅghya (कृदन्त; √laṅgh उल्लङ्घने)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; ल्यप्): ‘having transgressed/overstepped’; with prefix ati-

• etat: this (teaching/thing)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vimūḍhadhīḥ: a deluded-minded person
• vimūḍhadhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to yaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi+mūḍha+dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Karmadhāraya: vimūḍhā dhīḥ yasya saḥ ‘one whose intellect is deluded’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru

FAQs

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

The verse stresses adhikāra (spiritual eligibility): Shaiva teachings are to be entrusted only to the Guru-devoted, शांत (self-controlled), and sincerely Yoga-oriented seeker, because transmission without discernment violates Shiva’s ordinance and harms both teacher and recipient.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, guidance comes through proper initiation and disciplined practice under a Guru. This verse reinforces that Linga-upāsanā and Shaiva yoga are not merely information, but sacred sādhanā to be given only within Shiva’s prescribed boundaries.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies Guru-centered sādhanā: receiving mantra and Yoga instruction through authorized initiation, maintaining śānti (inner restraint), and practicing Shiva-oriented meditation (often centered on japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), rather than casual or unauthorized teaching.