Shloka 34

प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः

The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava

Devanagari script

यो गुरु्स्स शिवः प्रोक्तो यश्शिवस्स गुरुस्स्मृतः । इति निश्चित्य मनसा स्वविचारन्निवेदयेत्

Transliteration

yo guru्ssa śivaḥ prokto yaśśivassa gurussmṛtaḥ | iti niścitya manasā svavicārannivedayet

Translation

被宣说为“上师”（Guru）者，实即湿婆；而湿婆自身亦被忆念为上师。于心中坚固决定此义后，应以谦恭将自身的内在辨察与省思呈奉于彼上师。

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गुरुः: the guru
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाना-अधिकरण (in apposition with गुरुः)

• प्रोक्तः: is declared (to be)
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense: 'is said')

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाना-अधिकरण (in apposition with गुरुः)

• गुरुः: the guru
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is regarded (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव ('is remembered/considered')

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• निश्चित्य: having ascertained
• निश्चित्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√चि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्व-विचारम्: one's own considered view
• स्व-विचारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'one's own reflection'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निवेदयेत्: should submit/communicate
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Kailasha Samhita discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru

FAQs

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

It establishes Guru-tattva as Śiva-tattva: the liberating grace (anugraha) of Pati reaches the bound soul (paśu) through the Guru, so surrender and clarity of understanding become direct means toward moksha.

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

In Shaiva practice, the Guru reveals the correct mode of approaching Saguna Śiva (including Linga worship) and leads the seeker from outer ritual to inner realization—seeing the same Śiva as the living Guru and as the worshipped Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies disciplined self-inquiry (svavicāra) and humble submission to the Guru’s guidance—often supported in Shaiva tradition by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Shiva-upāsanā as instructed by the Guru.