Shloka 21

Devanagari script

इत्यादि पुण्यदेशेषु यत्र कुत्र स्थलेऽपि वा । कारयन्मातुरावासं मुक्तो भवति बन्धनात्

Transliteration

ityādi puṇyadeśeṣu yatra kutra sthale'pi vā | kārayanmāturāvāsaṃ mukto bhavati bandhanāt

Translation

Thus, in holy regions—or indeed in any place whatsoever—one who causes a dwelling to be made for the Mother (Devī) becomes freed from bondage.

Word by Word

• iti-ādi: thus and so on
• iti-ādi: Vākyopapada/Discourse marker (वाक्योपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti + ādi (अव्यय + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; 'iti' (quotative particle) + 'ādi' (etc.) used as indeclinable phrase

• puṇya-deśeṣu: in holy places
• puṇya-deśeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya-deśa (प्रातिपदिक; components: puṇya + deśa)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारयः (puṇyaḥ deśaḥ)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• kutra: anywhere
• kutra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Indefinite location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutra (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनिश्चित-देशवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative/indefinite: anywhere/where)

• sthale: in a place
• sthale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• api: even, also
• api: Sambhāvanā/Emphasis (सम्भावना/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (विकल्प/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• kārayan: causing to be made / having made (arranging)
• kārayan: Karta (कर्ता/Agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); causative sense from context 'to cause to be made'

• mātuḥ-āvāsam: the Mother’s abode (dwelling)
• mātuḥ-āvāsam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ-āvāsa (प्रातिपदिक; components: mātṛ + āvāsa)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mātuḥ āvāsaḥ)

• muktaḥ: freed, liberated
• muktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• bandhanāt: from bondage
• bandhanāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source-ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse universalizes merit: establishing a Devī-āvāsa (temple/dwelling) anywhere—especially in puṇya-deśas—becomes a cause for release from bondage.

Significance: Temple-building/establishing Devī’s abode is framed as a direct upāya that weakens pāśa (bondage) and accrues liberating merit (puṇya) culminating in grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that selfless service (seva) to the Divine Mother—such as establishing her abode—loosens pāśa (bondage) and supports liberation through devotion aligned with Shaiva-Shakta dharma.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship includes honoring Śiva together with Śakti; providing an abode for the Mother complements temple-based devotion and reinforces the inseparable unity of Śiva-Śakti in practical worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A devotional practice of dāna and seva is implied—supporting or building a shrine/space for Devī, maintaining it with purity, and accompanying it with regular pūjā and mantra-japa (e.g., Śiva pañcākṣarī) as one’s capacity allows.