Shloka 32

Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)

Devanagari script

आत्मयोगेन तत्त्वानामथवा च विवेकतः । यथा शरीरतो यायाच्छरीरं मुक्तिमिच्छतः

Transliteration

ātmayogena tattvānāmathavā ca vivekataḥ | yathā śarīrato yāyāccharīraṃ muktimicchataḥ

Translation

Through the yoga of the Self—or else through discriminative discernment of the principles (tattvas)—let the seeker who longs for liberation cause the self to depart from identification with the body, as though separating from the body itself.

Word by Word

• ātma-yogena: by self-yoga
• ātma-yogena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; तत्पुरुष (आत्मनः योगः)

• tattvānām: of the principles (tattvas)
• tattvānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• athavā: or else
• athavā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: athavā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive: 'or else')

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• vivekataḥ: from/through discernment
• vivekataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viveka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative, Singular; हेत्वर्थे (by/through discrimination)

• yathā: as / how
• yathā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'as/how')

• śarīrataḥ: from the body
• śarīrataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• yāyāt: should go / depart
• yāyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 3rd person, Singular; परस्मैपद

• śarīram: the body
• śarīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• muktim: liberation
• muktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• icchataḥ: of one who desires
• icchataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation arises when the seeker breaks body-identification through ātma-yoga or tattva-viveka, recognizing the Self as distinct from the body and its changing principles.

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

In Shaiva practice, devotion to the Linga steadies the mind and purifies the pashu (bound soul); that purity supports viveka, enabling the devotee to realize Shiva (Pati) as the inner Self beyond bodily limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative ātma-vicāra (Self-inquiry) supported by Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dhyāna on the Linga—cultivates the discernment described in the verse.