Shloka 32

व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā

Devanagari script

किमर्थमत्र युष्माभिरध्वरे परमेश्वरः । स्वर्चितो भक्तिभावेन साम्बस्संसारमोचकः

Transliteration

kimarthamatra yuṣmābhiradhvare parameśvaraḥ | svarcito bhaktibhāvena sāmbassaṃsāramocakaḥ

Translation

“For what purpose, in this sacrifice, have you worshipped the Supreme Lord—Sāmba (Śiva united with Umā)—with a spirit of devotion, He who is the liberator from saṃsāra?”

Word by Word

• किमर्थम्: why
• किमर्थम्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: ‘for what reason’)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• युष्माभिः: by you (all)
• युष्माभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• अध्वरे: in the sacrifice
• अध्वरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• परम-ईश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सु-अर्चितः: well-worshipped
• सु-अर्चितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अर्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अर्च् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (परमेश्वरः)

• भक्ति-भावेन: with a feeling of devotion
• भक्ति-भावेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; करणम्

• साम्बः: Sāmba (Śiva)
• साम्बः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; शिवस्य नाम

• संसार-मोचकः: liberator from saṃsāra
• संसार-मोचकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + मोचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (साम्बः/परमेश्वरः) विशेषणवत्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General: worship of Sāmba (Śiva with Umā) as saṃsāra-mocaka is framed as a means to loosen pāśa (bondage) and obtain Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that the true aim of worship—whether performed in a yajña or otherwise—is liberation from saṃsāra, attained by devoted reverence to Parameśvara, Śiva as Sāmba (with Umā).

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

By naming Śiva as Sāmba and Parameśvara, the verse points to Saguna worship—approaching the Supreme through a gracious, worship-worthy form—where devotion sanctifies ritual and leads the seeker toward mokṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests bhakti-centered worship within sacred rites: offering pūjā with a focused devotional attitude, supported by japa of Śiva-mantras (such as the Pañcākṣarī) and remembrance of Śiva as the remover of bondage.