Shloka 30

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

अनुगृह्य समाधिश्च स्वदास्यस्पन्दरूपिणीः । रव्यादिकर्म्मसामर्थ्यरूपाः सिद्धीरनर्गलाः

Transliteration

anugṛhya samādhiśca svadāsyaspandarūpiṇīḥ | ravyādikarmmasāmarthyarūpāḥ siddhīranargalāḥ

Translation

Having shown grace, (Śiva bestows) samādhi, and also unobstructed siddhis—manifesting as the spontaneous stirrings of His own servitude (devotional surrender), and as capacities for actions such as those of the Sun and other cosmic powers.

Word by Word

• अनुगृह्य: having favored/granted
• अनुगृह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्गः अनु-

• समाधिः: samādhi
• समाधिः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वदास्यस्पन्दरूपिणीः: (powers) embodying the vibration of one’s own servitude
• स्वदास्यस्पन्दरूपिणीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दास्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्पन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (Determinative; ‘स्वदास्यस्य स्पन्दः तद्रूपिणीः’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• रवि-आदि-कर्म-सामर्थ्य-रूपाः: having the form of capability for acts like (those of) the sun, etc.
• रवि-आदि-कर्म-सामर्थ्य-रूपाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सामर्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (Determinative; ‘रव्यादिकर्मणां सामर्थ्यं तद्रूपाः’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सिद्धीः: accomplishments/powers
• सिद्धीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनर्गलाः: unobstructed
• अनर्गलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनर्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches that samādhi and siddhis arise primarily from Śiva’s anugraha (grace). In a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, these attainments are fruits of surrender and devotion, while liberation remains the highest aim beyond mere powers.

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

By emphasizing grace and devotional servitude, the verse aligns with Saguna Śiva worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—where the devotee’s surrender invites Śiva’s bestowal of inner absorption (samādhi) and supportive attainments, without losing sight of Śiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is sustained Śiva-bhakti leading into dhyāna and samādhi—supported by regular japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with disciplined worship (e.g., bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where prescribed) while not becoming attached to siddhis.