Shloka 32

पूर्वगतिवर्णनम् (Pūrvagati-varṇana) — “Description of the Prior Course / Earlier Lineage Account”

Devanagari script

धन्या च सीतया सीरध्वजो जनकवंशजः । जीवन्मुक्तो महायोगी वैकुण्ठं च गमिष्यति

Transliteration

dhanyā ca sītayā sīradhvajo janakavaṃśajaḥ | jīvanmukto mahāyogī vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca gamiṣyati

Translation

Blessed indeed is Sītā, and blessed too is Sīradhvaja Janaka, born in Janaka’s lineage. A great yogin, liberated while still embodied (jīvanmukta), he shall also attain Vaikuṇṭha.

Word by Word

• धन्यः: blessed/fortunate
• धन्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (of सीरध्वजः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सीतया: with Sītā / by Sītā
• सीतया: Sahakāraka (सह/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/सह (instrumental/association)

• सीरध्वजः: Sīradhvaja (Janaka)
• सीरध्वजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीर + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सीरः ध्वजः यस्य सः) = जनकः

• जनकवंशजः: born in Janaka’s lineage
• जनकवंशजः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक + वंश + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (जनकस्य वंशे जातः)

• जीवन्-मुक्तः: liberated while living
• जीवन्-मुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (कृदन्त, √जीव्) + मुक्त (कृदन्त, √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (जीवन् एव मुक्तः)

• महायोगी: a great yogi
• महायोगी: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् योगी)

• वैकुण्ठम्: Vaikuṇṭha (Vishnu’s abode)
• वैकुण्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गमिष्यति: will go
• गमिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse praises Janaka and Sītā, framing liberation as attainable through dharma and yogic insight, with ‘Vaikuṇṭha’ used as a conventional name for the supreme abode.

Significance: General teaching: association with dharma and realized beings culminates in release from bondage; encourages śravaṇa/manana of purāṇic kathā as a sādhana.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Janaka (Sīradhvaja)
• Vaikuntha

FAQs

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

It praises the rare attainment of jīvanmukti—inner freedom while still embodied—showing that true yoga culminates in liberation, not merely worldly virtue, and that such realized souls reach the highest state after death.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional frame, jīvanmukti is supported by steadfast dharma and God-centered contemplation; Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship is presented elsewhere in the text as a powerful means to purify bondage (pāśa) and steady the mind toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to mature yoga leading to liberation; a practical takeaway aligned with Shiva Purana practice is daily mantra-japa (especially Shiva-focused japa), supported by disciplined conduct and meditation on the Lord as the inner Self.