Shloka 43

अवधूतेश्वरलीला (Avadhūteśvara-līlā) — Śiva Tests Indra’s Pride on the Way to Kailāsa

Devanagari script

इदमाख्यानमनघं यशस्यं स्वर्ग्यमेव च । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं दिव्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

idamākhyānamanaghaṃ yaśasyaṃ svargyameva ca | bhuktimuktipradaṃ divyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

This sacred narrative is spotless and fame-bestowing; it leads to heaven as well. It is divine, granting both worldly enjoyment and liberation, and it bestows the fruits of all righteous desires.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आख्यानम्: narrative/account
• आख्यानम्: Vishaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनघम्: sinless/pure
• अनघम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (आख्यानम् इत्यस्य)

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving
• यशस्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वर्ग्यम्: heavenly/heaven-leading
• स्वर्ग्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदम्: bestowing enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः (भुक्तिः च मुक्तिः च) इति द्वन्द्वः, ततः ‘प्रदम्’ इति तत्पुरुषभावः — समस्तार्थः ‘भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च प्रददाति’

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-काम-फल-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां फलम् प्रददाति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti-style valuation of the kathā; not tied to a single liṅga-site.

Significance: Positions śravaṇa of Śiva-kathā as equivalent to a merit-yielding pilgrimage: grants svarga, bhukti, and mukti—i.e., both dharmic prosperity and final release.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the śravaṇa-kathā-phala: hearing/reciting this Shiva-centered narrative purifies the listener and yields both bhukti (well-being in life) and mukti (liberation), aligning devotion to Shiva with the highest goal.

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

By praising the divine ‘ākhyāna’ as a direct giver of results, it supports Saguna Shiva devotion through kathā, nāma, and remembrance—common Shaiva means that culminate in grace (anugraha), central to Linga worship traditions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa/paṭhana (hearing/recitation) of Shiva Purana narratives as a devotional discipline, ideally accompanied by mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) to orient desires toward dharma and liberation.