Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

अग्निरित्यादिभिर्मन्त्रैस्त्रिपुण्ड्रं धारयेत्ततः । हृत्पंकजे समासीनं मां त्वया सह चिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

agnirityādibhirmantraistripuṇḍraṃ dhārayettataḥ | hṛtpaṃkaje samāsīnaṃ māṃ tvayā saha cintayet

Translation

随后，诵念以“阿耆尼（Agni）……”开头的诸咒，应以圣灰涂抹三道圣印（Tripuṇḍra）。继而当观想我安坐于心莲之中，并与你——神圣的配偶——同在。

Word by Word

• agniḥ: (the word) 'Agni'
• agniḥ: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; quoted word in mantra-context

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इत्यर्थक)

• ādibhiḥ: with (those) beginning with
• ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); 'beginning with'

• mantraiḥ: by mantras
• mantraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• tri-puṇḍram: the three ash-marks (tripuṇḍra)
• tri-puṇḍram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + puṇḍra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dhārayet: should apply/wear
• dhārayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada; causative sense in usage: 'should wear/apply'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantarya (काल/अनन्तर्य)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of sequence

• hṛt-paṅkaje: in the lotus of the heart
• hṛt-paṅkaje: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• samāsīnam: seated
• samāsīnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-ās (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular, Masculine; qualifies implied 'śivam/īśvaram'

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 1st person pronoun

• tvayā: by you/with you
• tvayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; 2nd person pronoun

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; prepositional adverb (सहार्थक) governing instrumental

• cintayet: should meditate/visualize
• cintayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अग्निरित्यादिभिर्मन्त्रैः (agnir ity-ādibhiḥ mantraiḥ) — mantras beginning with “Agni …” used for bhasma/tripuṇḍra-dhāraṇa (exact mantra-series not fully quoted in the verse).

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It joins outer Shaiva marks (Tripuṇḍra with mantra) to inner realization: the devotee is instructed to turn inward and contemplate Śiva seated in the heart-lotus, together with Śakti—signifying grace (anugraha) and the unity of Pati with His power in the path to liberation.

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

Tripuṇḍra and mantra are traditional aids of Saguna upāsanā: they sanctify the body as a temple of Śiva. The meditation on Śiva “in the heart-lotus” internalizes Linga-worship—moving from external ritual to subtle, inward worship where Śiva is contemplated as the indwelling Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) while reciting the mantras beginning with “Agni…”, then perform dhyāna by visualizing Śiva seated in the heart-lotus along with the Divine Consort (Śakti/Umā).