Shloka 17

Liṅga–Bera Pūjā: Nitya-Arcana and Upacāras as an Accessible Sādhana (लिङ्गबेरपूजा-विधानम्)

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारमुनिना ब्रह्मपुत्रेण धीमता । सनत्कुमार उवाच । शिवान्यदेववश्यानां सर्वेषामपि सर्वतः

Transliteration

sanatkumāramuninā brahmaputreṇa dhīmatā | sanatkumāra uvāca | śivānyadevavaśyānāṃ sarveṣāmapi sarvataḥ

Translation

智者圣仙萨那特库玛罗——梵天意生之子——宣说：“于一切众生、遍于诸方，凡归敬湿婆者，不受任何他神所制。”

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमार-मुनिना: by the sage Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमार-मुनिना: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सनत्कुमारः (एव) मुनिः’

• ब्रह्म-पुत्रेण: by the son of Brahmā
• ब्रह्म-पुत्रेण: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः’

• धीमता: by the wise (one)
• धीमता: Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘मुनिना/पुत्रेण’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā/Predicate (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शिव-अन्य-देव-वश्यानाम्: of those subject to Śiva and other gods
• शिव-अन्य-देव-वश्यानाम्: Sambandha/Genitive relation (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘शिवस्य अन्यदेवानां वश्याः’ (those subject to Śiva and other gods) इति; ‘वश्य’ = अधीन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha/Genitive relation (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘शिवान्यदेववश्यानाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• सर्वतः: in every way
• सर्वतः: Deśa/Scope (देश/व्याप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय; सर्व + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; दिश/व्याप्तिवाचक (adverb: ‘from all sides/in every way’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Doctrinally asserts Śiva-niṣṭhā as parama-śaraṇāgati: the devotee aligned to Pati is not ‘vaśya’ (subjugated) to other devatās—an exclusivist bhakti claim common in Śaiva purāṇic discourse.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sanatkumara
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It affirms the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis that surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Pati (Śiva) makes the devotee spiritually independent of other limited authorities, orienting the soul toward liberation through Shiva’s grace.

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

In the Vidyeśvara context, devotion to Śiva—often expressed through Liṅga worship—centers the devotee in Saguna upāsanā that leads toward realizing Śiva as the supreme Lord, beyond all subsidiary divine functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady Shiva-bhakti through daily Liṅga pūjā and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) is implied as the practical means of becoming firmly established in Śiva’s refuge.