Shloka 94

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause

Devanagari script

धनरूपैः पादुकाद्यैः पादसंग्रणादिभिः । स्नानाभिषेकनैवेद्यैर्भोजनैश्च प्रपूजयेत्

Transliteration

dhanarūpaiḥ pādukādyaiḥ pādasaṃgraṇādibhiḥ | snānābhiṣekanaivedyairbhojanaiśca prapūjayet

Translation

Man soll den Herrn verehren mit Gaben in Gestalt von Reichtum, mit Geschenken wie Pādukā (Sandalen) und anderem, mit Diensten wie dem Pflegen und Massieren der Füße, und mit Riten wie Bad und Abhiṣeka (ritueller Überguss). Auch soll man Ihn ehren durch Naivedya (Speiseopfer) und durch das Speisen von Bhaktas oder Gästen.

Word by Word

• धन-रूपैः: by forms of wealth
• धन-रूपैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; तत्पुरुष (धनस्य रूपाणि = forms of wealth)

• पादुका-आद्यैः: by sandals and the like
• पादुका-आद्यैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; तत्पुरुष (पादुका आदि = sandals etc.)

• पाद-संग्रण-आदिभिः: by foot-massage and other services
• पाद-संग्रण-आदिभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + संग्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; तत्पुरुष (पाद-संग्रण = foot-massage/pressing; etc.)

• स्नान-अभिषेक-नैवेद्यैः: by bathing, anointing, and food-offerings
• स्नान-अभिषेक-नैवेद्यैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक) + नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; द्वन्द्व (समाहार/itaretara) ‘bath, anointing, offering’

• भोजनैः: by meals/feeding
• भोजनैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship (honour)
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should worship well’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true Shiva-worship is complete when it includes both inner devotion and outer expressions—dāna (charity), sevā (humble service), and upacāras like snāna/abhisheka and naivedya—purifying the soul (paśu) and drawing it toward the Lord (Pati).

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

These are standard upacāras offered to Saguna Shiva, commonly centered on the Shiva-Linga—especially abhiṣeka and naivedya—where tangible offerings and reverent service become vehicles for focused bhakti and remembrance of Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-pūjā with abhiṣeka (ritual bathing), offer naivedya, and complement it with sevā and dāna—such as feeding devotees/guests—while maintaining devotional concentration on Shiva (often supported by japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).