Shloka 25

सामान्यतो नरकगतिवर्णनम्

General Description of the Course of Hell / Naraka-gati

Devanagari script

संचाल्यमाना बहुशः क्लिश्यंते न म्रियन्ति च । तथा च तच्छरीराणि सुखदुःखसहानि च

Transliteration

saṃcālyamānā bahuśaḥ kliśyaṃte na mriyanti ca | tathā ca taccharīrāṇi sukhaduḥkhasahāni ca

Translation

Though they are driven about again and again, they undergo much suffering, yet they do not truly die; and those bodies too endure—able to bear both pleasure and pain.

Word by Word

• सं-चाल्यमानाः: being shaken/moved
• सं-चाल्यमानाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √चल् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्तः (present passive participle; -यमान), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि भावः (being moved/shaken)

• बहुशः: repeatedly
• बहुशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/आवृत्ति-वाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: many times)

• क्लिश्यन्ते: are afflicted
• क्लिश्यन्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्लिश् (धातु)
• Form: लकारः लट्, पुरुषः प्रथम (3rd), वचनम् बहु, आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (Passive)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• म्रियन्ति: die
• म्रियन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लकारः लट्, पुरुषः प्रथम (3rd), वचनम् बहु, परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: thus/in that manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• तत्-शरीराणि: those bodies
• तत्-शरीराणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्; समासः तत्पुरुषः (तस्य शरीराणि)

• सुख-दुःख-सहानि: enduring pleasure and pain
• सुख-दुःख-सहानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + सह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्; समासः द्वन्द्वः (सुखं च दुःखं च) + सहानि (able to endure) विशेषणम् (qualifying शरीराणि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing Umā/teaching the Shaiva view of bondage and embodiment)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva view that the bound soul (paśu) is repeatedly propelled by karma and bondage (pāśa), undergoing suffering without attaining true liberation; endurance of pleasure and pain indicates continued embodied experience until Shiva’s grace and right knowledge dissolve bondage.

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

By stressing the continuity of bondage and suffering, the verse supports turning to Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga) as the compassionate Pati who grants purification, steadiness of mind, and ultimately release from the cycle driven by karma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner detachment toward sukha-duḥkha, supported by daily purity practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and disciplined meditation to weaken karmic propulsion.