Shloka 28

बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance

Devanagari script

त्वमेव सर्वदोपास्यस्सर्वैर्जीवैर्महेश्वर । त्वां भजन्परमां मुक्तिं लभते पुरुषो ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

tvameva sarvadopāsyassarvairjīvairmaheśvara | tvāṃ bhajanparamāṃ muktiṃ labhate puruṣo dhruvam

Translation

O Maheśvara, You alone are ever worthy of worship by all embodied souls. Whoever adores You surely attains the supreme liberation.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• upāsyaḥ: worthy to be worshipped
• upāsyaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√ās (आस् धातु) + ya (यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/यत्; ‘to be worshipped’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); tvam-विशेषण

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); jīvaiḥ-विशेषण

• jīvaiḥ: by living beings
• jīvaiḥ: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• maheśvara: O Maheśvara
• maheśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhajan: worshipping
• bhajan: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhaj (भज् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: कृदन्त (Present Active Participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); puruṣaḥ-विशेषण; अर्थः ‘भजन्’ = worshipping

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); muktim-विशेषण

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

• labhate: attains
• labhate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• puruṣaḥ: a person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative; ‘certainly’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms Śiva as the universal upāsya; worship (bhajana) oriented to Him culminates in paramā mukti (mokṣa) by His grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: त्वमेव सर्वदोपास्यस्सर्वैर्जीवैर्महेश्वर । त्वां भजन्परमां मुक्तिं लभते पुरुषो ध्रुवम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva (Pati) as the ever-worshipful Lord for all jivas and teaches that steadfast devotion to Maheśvara culminates in paramā mukti—liberation granted by Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse affirms Shiva as the universal object of upāsanā; in practice, devotees approach Him through Saguna forms—especially the Śiva-liṅga—while realizing that the same Maheśvara bestows liberation beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is regular bhajana/upāsanā of Shiva—such as japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), liṅga-pūjā with bhasma and bilva, and focused remembrance of Maheśvara as the giver of moksha.