Shloka 27

गुरुत्व-परम्परा-शौचविधि-प्रश्नः

Questions on Guruhood, Lineage, and Purificatory Discipline

Devanagari script

विन्यसेत्पञ्चरत्नानि घटे तत्र मुनीश्वर । हिरण्यञ्चापि तेषां वाभावे भक्त्या प्रविन्यसेत्

Transliteration

vinyasetpañcaratnāni ghaṭe tatra munīśvara | hiraṇyañcāpi teṣāṃ vābhāve bhaktyā pravinyaset

Translation

噢，诸牟尼之最胜者，当于彼已加持之壶中安置五种珍宝。若不得其物，则当以虔敬之心，以黄金代置。

Word by Word

• vinyaset: should place/arrange
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√nyas (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• paṃca-ratnāni: five gems
• paṃca-ratnāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु “five gems”

• ghaṭe: in the pot
• ghaṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• munīśvara: O lord of sages
• munīśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: munīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष “lord of sages”

• hiraṇyam: gold
• hiraṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (समुच्चय/अपि)

• teṣām: of those (gems)
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Alternative particle (विकल्पार्थक अव्यय)

• abhāve: in the absence (of them)
• abhāve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pravinyaset: should duly place
• pravinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vi√nyas (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It teaches that proper Shiva worship values inner devotion (bhakti) above external wealth—when ideal offerings are unavailable, sincere substitutes offered with faith are accepted.

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

The verse supports Saguna Shiva worship through ritual supports like the kalaśa and offerings, emphasizing that the offering’s purity of intent sustains the efficacy of Linga-puja.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

During Shiva-puja, place pañcaratna (or gold if unavailable) into the kalaśa as part of the consecration, maintaining bhakti as the primary discipline.