Shloka 7

Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body

Devanagari script

वियोगे तु सदा कस्य स्वं धाम प्रतिपेदिरे । तस्या स्थिरता चास्ति सन्निपातस्य सुंदरि

Transliteration

viyoge tu sadā kasya svaṃ dhāma pratipedire | tasyā sthiratā cāsti sannipātasya suṃdari

Translation

But in separation, who could ever remain steadily established in one’s own abode? O fair one, steadiness truly belongs to union (sannipāta), not to the state of parting.

Word by Word

• वियोगे: in separation
• वियोगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• कस्य: of whom?
• कस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; प्रश्नवाचक

• स्वम्: own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; धाम विशेषयति

• धाम: abode
• धाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• प्रतिपेदिरे: they attained / reached
• प्रतिपेदिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-पद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• स्थिरता: steadfastness
• स्थिरता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिरता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सन्निपातस्य: of union / meeting
• सन्निपातस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga legend; the verse is a didactic-psychological teaching on steadiness (sthiratā) arising from union rather than separation, applicable to yogic and devotional integration.

Significance: Frames pilgrimage/temple-darśana as ‘sannipāta’—a coming-together of mind and Lord—supporting steadiness and reducing the agitation of separation (viraha).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a Shaiva insight: the mind becomes unstable in separation, but gains steadiness in true union—understood as inner communion with Pati (Shiva), where the bonds (pāśa) loosen and the soul (paśu) rests in Shiva-centered awareness.

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

Linga-worship supports “union” by giving the devotee a steady focus for bhakti and dhyāna. Through regular pūjā and japa before the Linga, the sense of distance or separation is transformed into continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) of Saguna Shiva, leading toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steady dhyāna on Shiva, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to mental stability—turning “separation” into unbroken devotion.