Shloka 51

Devanagari script

परलोकस्य पाथेयं मोक्षोपायमनामयम् । पुण्यसंघैकनिलयं शिव इत्यक्षरद्वयम्

Transliteration

paralokasya pātheyaṃ mokṣopāyamanāmayam | puṇyasaṃghaikanilayaṃ śiva ityakṣaradvayam

Translation

The two syllables “Śi-va” are the provision for the journey beyond this world, the flawless means to liberation, and the one abode in which all merits and holy virtues gather.

Word by Word

• paralokasya: of the next world
• paralokasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraloka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (para+loka), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन

• pātheyam: provision for the journey
• pātheyam: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātheya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• mokṣa-upāyam: means to liberation
• mokṣa-upāyam: Karma (कर्म) / Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mokṣasya upāyaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• anāmayam: free from disease, harmless
• anāmayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying mokṣopāyam/pātheyam)

• puṇya-saṃgha-eka-nilayam: the sole abode of the multitude of merits
• puṇya-saṃgha-eka-nilayam: Karma (कर्म) / Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (puṇyānāṃ saṃghaḥ; tasya ekaḥ nilayaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• śiva: Śiva
• śiva: Karma (कर्म) (as quoted word)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (as quoted name-stem)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय

• akṣara-dvayam: the two-syllabled (word)
• akṣara-dvayam: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣara (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (two syllables), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Defines ‘Śiva’ nāma as pātheya for paraloka and as mokṣopāya: a compact Siddhāntic soteriology where the Lord’s name embodies grace, merit, and the path to His abode.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śiva ity akṣaradvayam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims that even the simple utterance and remembrance of the Lord’s name—“Śiva”—is a complete spiritual support for the soul’s onward journey and a pure, reliable means to liberation, because the name carries the Lord’s auspicious grace (anugraha).

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

In Shaiva practice, the name “Śiva” is chanted while worshipping Saguna Shiva—especially the Śiva-liṅga—so nāma-japa becomes an inner offering that gathers merit and turns devotion toward the liberating Lord (Pati).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-nāma japa—repeating “Śiva” (and traditionally aligning it with Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as daily remembrance during pūjā, japa, or meditation, especially on Mondays and Mahāśivarātri.