Shloka 100

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause

Devanagari script

सर्वबाधानिवृत्त्यर्थं सर्वान्देवान्यजेद्बुधः । ज्वरादिग्रंथिरोगाश्च बाधा ह्याध्यात्मिका मता

Transliteration

sarvabādhānivṛttyarthaṃ sarvāndevānyajedbudhaḥ | jvarādigraṃthirogāśca bādhā hyādhyātmikā matā

Translation

For the removal of every kind of affliction, the wise should duly worship all the deities; for fevers and other knot-like maladies are regarded as obstacles arising from one’s inner (adhyātmika) condition.

Word by Word

• sarva-bādhā-nivṛtti-artham: for the removal of all बाधा-s
• sarva-bādhā-nivṛtti-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bādhā (प्रातिपदिक) + nivṛtti (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; सर्व-बाधा-निवृत्ति-अर्थ (चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थक) = 'for the purpose of cessation of all afflictions'

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies देवान्

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yajet: should worship/sacrifice to
• yajet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• budhaḥ: the wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jvara-ādi-granthi-rogāḥ: fever etc., glandular diseases
• jvara-ādi-granthi-rogāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + granthi (प्रातिपदिक) + roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ज्वर-आदि (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुषार्थ) + ग्रन्थि-रोग (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) overall: 'diseases such as fever and glandular swellings'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• bādhāḥ: afflictions/obstacles
• bādhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bādhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) = 'indeed/for'

• ādhyātmikāḥ: pertaining to the self/inner (spiritual)
• ādhyātmikāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādhyātmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; अध्यात्म-सम्बन्धिन् (तत्पुरुष) qualifies बाधाः

• matāḥ: are considered
• matāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: man (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with बाधाः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames many sufferings—especially recurring ailments like fever and “knot-like” disorders—as adhyātmika bādhas (inner obstacles), implying that purification of the inner being through devotion and right worship supports both spiritual steadiness and well-being.

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

Within Shaiva practice, honoring all deities is understood as honoring them as powers functioning under the Lord; worship centered on the Shiva-Linga (Saguna Shiva as the accessible form) harmonizes these powers and removes impediments that disturb sādhana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform regular devapūjā with a Shaiva center—Shiva-Linga worship, japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and purity disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa—aimed at calming inner disturbance that manifests as bādhas.