Shloka 29

Ghuśmeśa-jyotirliṅga-māhātmya

The Greatness of the Ghuśmeśa Jyotirlinga

Devanagari script

स्वामिना चिंतितं यच्च तद्गृहीतं तया न हि । सुदेहया विमोहेन शिवेच्छासंभवेन वै

Transliteration

svāminā ciṃtitaṃ yacca tadgṛhītaṃ tayā na hi | sudehayā vimohena śivecchāsaṃbhavena vai

Translation

Whatever her lord had intended, she did not accept it, for in Sudehā delusion had arisen—truly born of Śiva’s own will.

Word by Word

• svāminā: by the master
• svāminā: Karta (कर्ता) (agent with PPP)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; 'by the master/husband'

• ciṃtitām: thought of
• ciṃtitām: Kriyā (क्रिया) (qualifying the object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; 'thought/considered'

• yat: which (thing)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-निपात)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; correlative pronoun

• gṛhītam: was taken
• gṛhītam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; 'was taken'

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karta (कर्ता) (agent with PPP)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; 'by her'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• su-dehayā: by (her) fair body
• su-dehayā: Hetu (हेतु) / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'good body/beautiful form' (as cause/instrument)

• vimohena: through delusion
• vimohena: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimoha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; cause

• śiva-icchā-saṃbhavena: by what arose from Śiva’s will
• śiva-icchā-saṃbhavena: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'arising from Śiva's will'

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights the Siddhānta principle that bondage (pāśa) includes moha/ajñāna; even delusion can operate under Īśvara’s niyati—prompting eventual maturation toward grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sudeha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that human decisions can be overruled by moha (delusion) when it arises under the governance of Śiva’s icchā; spiritually, it points to the Shaiva Siddhanta view that bondage operates through obscuring forces, and clarity returns through Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

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

By attributing the turn of events to Śiva’s will, the verse supports Saguna Śiva devotion—seeing the Lord as an active, responsive ruler (Pati) who directs karma and circumstances; Linga worship cultivates surrender to that divine governance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhakti and surrender, praying for removal of moha; optionally support it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva’s grace-guided clarity.