Shloka 13

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

सदाशिवानुग्रहतो नंदिना प्रेरिता मुने । आतिवाहिकरूपिण्यो देवताः पञ्च विश्रुताः

Transliteration

sadāśivānugrahato naṃdinā preritā mune | ātivāhikarūpiṇyo devatāḥ pañca viśrutāḥ

Translation

O sage, by the grace of Sadāśiva, and urged on by Nandin, five well-renowned deities—taking the form of subtle carriers (ātivāhika)—came forth.

Word by Word

• सदा-शिव-अनुग्रहतः: due to the grace of Sadāśiva
• सदा-शिव-अनुग्रहतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष/हेत्वर्थे अव्ययप्राय प्रयोगः; ‘अनुग्रहतः’ = अनुग्रहात् (ablatival adverb)

• नन्दिना: by Nandin
• नन्दिना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्रेरिताः: impelled, prompted
• प्रेरिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईर्/ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (देवताः इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• आतिवाहिक-रूपिण्यः: having the ātivāhika (subtle/transitional) form
• आतिवाहिक-रूपिण्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतिवाहिक (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (आतिवाहिकं रूपं यस्याः/यासां ताः)

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय संख्याशब्द; बहुवचनार्थे विशेषण

• विश्रुताः: well-known
• विश्रुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (देवताः इत्यस्य विशेषण)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse introduces five renowned deities in ātivāhika (subtle carrier) forms, emerging through Sadāśiva’s grace and Nandin’s command—typically as psychopomp/escort or subtle-functionary beings in the liberation narrative.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva
• Nandi

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that divine action and spiritual assistance arise from Sadāśiva’s anugraha (grace) and are administered through His chief attendant Nandin—showing the Siddhānta theme that liberation-supporting forces move by the Lord’s will, not merely by individual effort.

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

Sadāśiva’s grace flowing through Nandin reflects Saguna Shiva’s accessible governance of the cosmos: devotees approach the Lord through worship and receive ordered assistance (devatāḥ) that supports dharma, purification, and devotion—central aims of Linga worship in the Shiva Purana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is reliance on anugraha through disciplined Shaiva practice—regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and devotional service to Shiva’s attendants (guru-bhakti/gaṇa-bhakti); while not explicit here, this aligns with Shiva Purana norms of mantra-japa, bhasma, and Rudrāksha as grace-oriented sādhanā.