Shloka 30

प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva

Devanagari script

मन्त्रो यन्त्रं देवता च प्रपंचो गुरुरेव च । शिष्यश्च षट्पदार्था नामेषामर्थं शृणु प्रिये

Transliteration

mantro yantraṃ devatā ca prapaṃco gurureva ca | śiṣyaśca ṣaṭpadārthā nāmeṣāmarthaṃ śṛṇu priye

Translation

“真言（mantra）、坛城图式（yantra）、主宰本尊、修法仪轨之展开、上师（Guru）与弟子——此六者被称为六大根本义。如今，亲爱的，请聆听它们的含义。”

Word by Word

• mantraḥ: mantra
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सूच्यते—सूची-प्रथमः पदः)

• yantram: yantra
• yantram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सूची-पद)

• devatā: deity
• devatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सूची-पद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• prapaṃcaḥ: manifestation/world-process
• prapaṃcaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapaṃca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सूची-पद)

• guruḥ: teacher
• guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सूची-पद)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• śiṣyaḥ: disciple
• śiṣyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सूची-पद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ṣaṭ-padārthāḥ: the six categories
• ṣaṭ-padārthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + padārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (ṣaṭ padārthāḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• nāma: by name / called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय ‘नाम’ (iti-arthaka/quotative: ‘called’)

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• artham: meaning
• artham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रिय-शब्दः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Guru
• Shishya

FAQs

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

It defines a complete Shaiva sādhana framework: realization arises when mantra and deity-contemplation are supported by proper method (yantra and ritual prapañca) and transmitted through the living lineage of Guru and disciple.

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

The “devatā” indicates the chosen form of Śiva (often worshipped as the Liṅga), while mantra and yantra structure the devotee’s approach so Saguna worship becomes a disciplined doorway to the highest Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake Guru-given mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī), combine it with focused contemplation (yantra/dhyāna), and perform the prescribed worship-method (pūjā-prapañca) under guidance for steady progress.