Shloka 33

गजाननपूजा तथा औपासन-होमविधिः

Worship of Gajānana and the Procedure of Aupāsana-Homa

Devanagari script

सदाशिवश्च शक्तिश्च शिवश्चेदं तु पञ्चकम् । शिव तत्त्वमिदम्ब्रह्मन्प्रज्ञानब्रह्मवाग्यतः

Transliteration

sadāśivaśca śaktiśca śivaścedaṃ tu pañcakam | śiva tattvamidambrahmanprajñānabrahmavāgyataḥ

Translation

萨达希瓦（Sadāśiva）、圣力（Śakti）与湿婆（Śiva）——合而为此五重实相。噢婆罗门，此即湿婆之本原（Śiva-tattva），正如伟大的吠陀圣句所宣示：“觉知即梵（Brahman）。”

Word by Word

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शक्तिः: Śakti
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अवधारणार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• पञ्चकम्: a set of five
• पञ्चकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिव: O Śiva
• शिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्त्वम्: principle / reality
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman / O sage
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रज्ञानब्रह्मवाक्: the statement ‘Prajñāna is Brahman’
• प्रज्ञानब्रह्मवाक्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रज्ञान + ब्रह्म + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक); वाच्-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्ग
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): प्रज्ञानस्य ब्रह्म इति वाक्

• यतः: from which / therefore
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/अपादानार्थक (from which/therefore; causal/ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching in a philosophical discourse of the Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: prajñānam brahma

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadashiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-tattva as the highest reality, understood as pure consciousness, and presents Śiva together with His Śakti as the core metaphysical ground leading toward liberation.

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

By identifying Śiva with the ultimate principle of consciousness, it supports Linga/Saguna worship as a meditative gateway: the form leads the devotee toward realization of the formless Śiva-tattva inseparable from Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as pure awareness while japa-ing a Śiva-mantra (especially Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), integrating devotion with inner inquiry into consciousness (prajñā).