Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे शुभकर्माणस्सद्धर्माणो वनेचराः । विधर्माचरणैर्हीना जातिस्मरणसिद्धयः

Transliteration

te sarve śubhakarmāṇassaddharmāṇo vanecarāḥ | vidharmācaraṇairhīnā jātismaraṇasiddhayaḥ

Translation

All of them were dwellers of the forest, engaged in auspicious deeds and established in righteous conduct. Free from the practice of unrighteous ways, they had attained the yogic accomplishment of remembering their former births.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शुभ-कर्माणः: of auspicious deeds
• शुभ-कर्माणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; शुभं कर्म येषां ते (good-deeded)

• सत्-धर्माणः: of true dharma
• सत्-धर्माणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat + dharman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सत् धर्मः येषां ते (righteous)

• वने-चराः: forest-dwellers
• वने-चराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana + cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (वने चरन्ति)

• वि-धर्म-आचरणैः: by practices of adharma
• वि-धर्म-आचरणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi + dharma + ācaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विधर्मस्य आचरणम्)

• हीनाः: devoid (of)
• हीनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; (with instr.) 'devoid of'

• जाति-स्मरण-सिद्धयः: powers of remembering past births
• जाति-स्मरण-सिद्धयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāti + smaraṇa + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (जातीनां स्मरणस्य सिद्धयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse links spiritual maturity to ethical purity: those rooted in sat-dharma and free from vidharmic conduct become fit for higher yogic awareness, such as jātismaraṇa (memory of past births), which supports detachment and the pursuit of Shiva-realization.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional frame, outer worship of Saguna Shiva (including Linga worship) is meant to refine conduct into sat-dharma; when adharma is abandoned, the mind becomes steady and transparent—an inner condition praised as conducive to Shiva-bhakti and deeper yogic insight.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dharmic discipline and yogic steadiness: maintain purity of conduct, avoid vidharmic actions, and cultivate focused meditation—traditionally supported in Shaiva practice by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a sattvic ascetic lifestyle.