Shloka 33

Devanagari script

केवलं योगलग्नस्य ममानंदस्सदास्ति वै । ज्ञानहीनस्तु पुरुषो मनुते बहु कामकम्

Transliteration

kevalaṃ yogalagnasya mamānaṃdassadāsti vai | jñānahīnastu puruṣo manute bahu kāmakam

Translation

For one who is solely absorbed in Yoga, My bliss is indeed ever-present. But the man devoid of true knowledge imagines and pursues many aims born of desire.

Word by Word

• kevalam: only
• kevalam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; adverb (केवलम् = only)

• yoga-lagnasya: of one absorbed in yoga
• yoga-lagnasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योगे लग्नः = attached to yoga)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ānandaḥ: bliss
• ānandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adverb (कालवाचक)

• asti: is
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, particle (निश्चयार्थक)

• jñāna-hīnaḥ: devoid of knowledge
• jñāna-hīnaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानात् हीनः = devoid of knowledge)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adversative particle (तु)

• puruṣaḥ: a man/person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• manute: thinks/considers
• manute: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: मन् (ज्ञाने/मनने)

• bahu: much/many
• bahu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; adverb (बहु = much/a lot)

• kāmakam: desire/pleasure (object of desire)
• kāmakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It contrasts the yogin established in Shiva’s bliss with the ignorant person who remains bound by craving, highlighting that liberation comes through Shiva-centered yoga joined with right knowledge (jñāna) rather than desire.

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

Linga/Saguna worship disciplines the mind and redirects desire into devotion; when worship matures into inward yoga and understanding of Shiva as Pati (the Lord), the seeker tastes ‘Shiva’s bliss’ instead of running after many objects.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Single-pointed dhyāna on Shiva (often supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—reducing scattered desires and stabilizing awareness in yogic absorption.