Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

होमद्रव्याणि संपाद्य स्वसूत्रोक्तविधानतः । अग्निमाधाय विधिवल्लौकिकादिविभेदतः

Transliteration

homadravyāṇi saṃpādya svasūtroktavidhānataḥ | agnimādhāya vidhivallaukikādivibhedataḥ

Translation

依自家仪轨经（sūtra）所说之法备齐护摩供物后，当如仪安立圣火，并按规定分明区分世俗火（laukika）与其他诸类火。

Word by Word

• होम-द्रव्याणि: materials for the oblation
• होम-द्रव्याणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (होमस्य द्रव्याणि)

• सम्पाद्य: having procured
• सम्पाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पद्/पाद् (धातु; causative sense ‘to procure’) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्/gerund) = having procured/arranged

• स्व-सूत्र-उक्त-विधानतः: according to the procedure stated in one’s own sūtra
• स्व-सूत्र-उक्त-विधानतः: Hetu/Anusāra (हेतु/अनुसार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्/तस्) = according to; समासः तत्पुरुषः (स्वसूत्रे उक्तस्य विधानस्य अनुसारतः)

• अग्निम्: the fire
• अग्निम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आधाय: having established (the fire)
• आधाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√धा (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्/gerund) = having placed/established

• विधिवत्: properly
• विधिवत्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = in due manner, according to rule

• लौकिक-आदि-विभेदतः: according to the distinctions such as ‘worldly’ etc.
• लौकिक-आदि-विभेदतः: Hetu/Anusāra (हेतु/अनुसार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + विभेद (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्/तस्) = by/according to distinction; समासः तत्पुरुषः (लौकिकादीनां विभेदतः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship is not casual: right preparation (dravya), right method (sūtra-vidhi), and right establishment of sacred fire purify action (kriyā) so it becomes a fit support for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and the removal of pāśa (bondage).

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

Homa is a supportive Shaiva rite that can accompany Saguna Shiva worship—offering into Agni with Shiva-mantras as an outer discipline—while the inner intent remains surrender to Shiva, the Lord who receives all offerings through the ordained means.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare homa materials and establish the fire according to one’s authorized tradition (sūtra), then proceed with rule-based offerings—ideally with Shiva-mantra japa (such as the Panchakshara) as the mental core of the rite.