Shloka 33

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

मुमूर्षोस्तस्य मन्दस्य यतेस्सत्सम्प्रदायिनः । यतयः सानुकूलत्वात्तिष्ठेयुः परित स्तदा

Transliteration

mumūrṣostasya mandasya yatessatsampradāyinaḥ | yatayaḥ sānukūlatvāttiṣṭheyuḥ parita stadā

Translation

When that dull-minded renunciant was about to die, the true lineage-bearing ascetics, out of compassionate goodwill, should then remain gathered all around him.

Word by Word

• mumūrṣoḥ: of the one about to die
• mumūrṣoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mumūrṣu (कृदन्त; desiderative participle from √mṛ धातु)
• Form: Present active participle in desiderative sense (śatṛ-like usage), Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive), Ekavacana; 'of one wishing to die'

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; pronominal adjective

• mandasya: weak/dull
• mandasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; qualifies tasya (person)

• yateḥ: of the ascetic
• yateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• sat-sampradāyinaḥ: of the true lineage-holder
• sat-sampradāyinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + sampradāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'true/good' + 'tradition-holder/initiator'

• yatayaḥ: ascetics
• yatayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• sa-anukūlatvāt: because of favorableness
• sa-anukūlatvāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + anukūlatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Pañcamī (Ablative), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'with/possessing' + 'favorableness'; hetu sense

• tiṣṭheyuḥ: should remain/stand by
• tiṣṭheyuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada

• paritaḥ: around
• paritaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paritaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, deśa-avyaya (adverb of place/देश) = 'around'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb/काल) = 'then/at that time'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that at life’s end, the support of realized ascetics of a true Shaiva lineage can steady a wavering mind, helping the departing soul turn toward Shiva (Pati) rather than remain bound by confusion (pāśa).

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

In Shaiva practice, the presence of disciplined sadhus typically centers the dying person in Saguna Shiva remembrance—often through Shiva-nāma, Linga-dhyāna, and guru-paramparā guidance—so the mind holds to Shiva as refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is compassionate vigil with Shiva-remembrance: steadying the person with Shiva-nāma/japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī), calm guidance, and supportive satsanga at the bedside.