Shloka 19

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

शब्दादिशक्तिस्फुरितहृत्पंकजविराजितः । स्वशक्त्या वामभागे तु मनोन्मन्या विभूषितः

Transliteration

śabdādiśaktisphuritahṛtpaṃkajavirājitaḥ | svaśaktyā vāmabhāge tu manonmanyā vibhūṣitaḥ

Translation

祂以心莲辉耀：由始于圣声（Śabda）之诸力所激发，觉醒而灿然。其左侧又以自性圣力庄严——超越心意的摩诺恩摩尼（Manonmanī）——显明主为帕提（Pati），与其神圣威能永不分离。

Word by Word

• śabda-ādi-śakti-sphurita-hṛt-paṅkaja-virājitaḥ: shining with the heart-lotus made vibrant by the powers beginning with sound
• śabda-ādi-śakti-sphurita-hṛt-paṅkaja-virājitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + sphurita (कृदन्त; √sphur, PPP ‘throbbing/manifest’) + hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक) + virājita (कृदन्त; √rāj with vi-, PPP ‘adorned/shining’)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: virājitaḥ (adorned) by hṛt-paṅkaja (heart-lotus) which is sphurita (vibrant) with śabda-ādi-śakti (powers beginning with sound)

• sva-śaktyā: by (his) own power
• sva-śaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: svā śaktiḥ → svaśaktiḥ, ‘by his own power’

• vāma-bhāge: in the left side/part
• vāma-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vāmaḥ bhāgaḥ

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/viśeṣa-nipāta (particle: but/indeed)

• manonmanyā: by Manonmanī
• manonmanyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manonmanī (प्रातिपदिक; proper name/epithet of Śakti)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana

• vibhūṣitaḥ: adorned
• vibhūṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√bhūṣ (धातु) → vibhūṣita (कृदन्त; PPP)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kṛdanta (past passive participle): ‘adorned’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as the luminous Pati whose inner heart-lotus awakens through subtle spiritual powers beginning with Śabda (sound), while affirming that liberation-knowledge is fulfilled only with his inseparable Śakti, Manonmanī, who carries awareness beyond the mind.

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

In Saguna worship, Shiva is contemplated as the radiant Lord whose presence is experienced within the heart (hṛtpaṅkaja) and whose form is never separate from Śakti. Linga-upāsanā similarly points from an external symbol to the inner awakening caused by mantra-sound (Śabda) and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa (especially Śiva-mantras) leading attention into the heart-lotus, followed by meditation that quiets mental movements toward the mind-transcending state (manonmanī). This supports inner worship alongside traditional Shaiva practices such as bhasma and rudrāksha when performed with devotion.