Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सोऽतिक्रामति संसारं जीवन्मुक्तः प्रजायते । संसारं कदलीसारदृढग्राह्यवतिष्ठते

Transliteration

so'tikrāmati saṃsāraṃ jīvanmuktaḥ prajāyate | saṃsāraṃ kadalīsāradṛḍhagrāhyavatiṣṭhate

Translation

He transcends saṃsāra and becomes a jīvanmukta—liberated while still embodied. For him, the world-process appears graspable yet is without substance, firm only in seeming, like the pith of a banana plant.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अतिक्रामति: crosses over/transcends
• अतिक्रामति: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• संसारम्: worldly existence
• संसारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• जीवन्: living
• जीवन्: विशेषण (within compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• मुक्तः: liberated (while living)
• मुक्तः: कर्तृविशेषण (of सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त; मुच् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); कर्मधारयसमासः (जीवन् च मुक्तः)

• प्रजायते: is born/comes to be
• प्रजायते: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• संसारम्: worldly existence
• संसारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कदली: of banana plant
• कदली: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• सार: pith/essence
• सार: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• दृढ: firm
• दृढ: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद (firm)

• ग्राह्य: graspable as firm (though actually not)
• ग्राह्य: विशेषण (adverbial qualifier of how it stands)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्राह्य (कृदन्त; ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाव्य/तव्यार्थक कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्), 'to be grasped'; तत्पुरुषसमासः (कदलीसार-दृढ-ग्राह्यम् इव)

• अवतिष्ठते: stands/remains
• अवतिष्ठते: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it articulates the Siddhānta-compatible goal-state: jīvanmukti through Śiva’s grace after loosening pāśa (bondage).

Significance: Frames the fruit of practice: living liberation—seeing saṃsāra as ‘dṛḍha-grāhya-vat’ (apparently solid) yet niḥsāra (insubstantial), reducing fear and craving.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches jīvanmukti: by Shiva’s grace and true knowledge, one crosses bondage and sees saṃsāra as seemingly solid but essentially hollow—thus remaining unattached while living.

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

Saguna worship (Linga, mantra, pūjā) steadies the mind and purifies bonds; through Shiva-realization the devotee recognizes the world’s insubstantiality and abides in the truth of Pati beyond saṃsāra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-dhyāna with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating vairāgya so the world is seen as ‘banana-pith-like’—appearing firm yet not binding.