Shloka 29

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

पूजायुक्तश्च मितभुग्बाह्येंद्रि यजयान्वितः । परद्रो हादिरहितस्तपोयोगीति कथ्यते

Transliteration

pūjāyuktaśca mitabhugbāhyeṃdri yajayānvitaḥ | paradro hādirahitastapoyogīti kathyate

Translation

凡恒常安住于供奉礼拜（pūjā），饮食适度，制伏外驰诸根，并远离对他人的敌意与伤害者——此人称为“苦行瑜伽者”（tapo-yogī），安立于苦行之瑜伽的行者。

Word by Word

• pūjā-yuktaḥ: endowed with worship
• pūjā-yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā (1st case/nominative), Ekavacana (singular); कृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/particle)

• mita-bhuk: moderate-eating
• mita-bhuk: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mita (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuk (कृदन्त; √bhuj धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; कृदन्त-विशेषण (agent-noun/participle sense: ‘one who eats’)

• bāhya-indriya-jaya-anvitaḥ: endowed with conquest of the external senses
• bāhya-indriya-jaya-anvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāhya (प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त; √i/√anv-i धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; बहुपद-समासः; ‘bāhya-indriya-jaya’ = बाह्येन्द्रियजय (external-sense-conquest) + anvita (endowed with)

• para-droha-ādi-rahitaḥ: free from harming others and the like
• para-droha-ādi-rahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + droha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + rahita (कृदन्त; √rah/√hā?; ‘rahita’ as adjectival)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; समासः: परद्रोहादि (harm to others etc.) + रहित (devoid of)

• tapaḥ-yogī: an ascetic-yogi
• tapaḥ-yogī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘tapaḥ’ (austerity) qualifying ‘yogī’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti-śabda; अव्यय)

• kathyate: is called
• kathyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; karmaṇi-prayoga (passive): ‘is said/called’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines the Shaiva ideal of a true practitioner: devotion expressed as worship, purified by moderation, mastery of the senses, and compassion (non-harming), which together mature the soul toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Linga-worship is not merely external ritual; it must be supported by inner discipline—controlled senses, restrained living, and freedom from hatred—so the devotee’s pūjā becomes fit to receive the fruit of Saguna Shiva’s worship and leads toward realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain daily Shiva-pūjā with a regulated diet and conduct, practice sense-restraint alongside japa (especially the Panchakshara, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), and cultivate non-injury and goodwill as part of the vow-like discipline of worship.