Shloka 106

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

एतादृशे समुत्पन्ने भाविदुःखस्य सूचके । शांतियज्ञं तु मतिमान्कुर्यात्तद्दोषशांतये

Transliteration

etādṛśe samutpanne bhāviduḥkhasya sūcake | śāṃtiyajñaṃ tu matimānkuryāttaddoṣaśāṃtaye

Translation

When such a sign arises—an indicator of suffering yet to come—the wise person should perform a Śānti-yajña, a rite of pacification, to soothe that fault and bring it to rest.

Word by Word

• एतादृशे: in such (a case)
• एतादृशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• समुत्पन्ने: when it has arisen
• समुत्पन्ने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्पन्न (कृदन्त; सम्-उत्-√पद्/√पद्→उत्पद्/उत्पन्न)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'having arisen/occurred'

• भावि-दुःखस्य: of future suffering
• भावि-दुःखस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावि (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

• सूचके: in an indicator/omen
• सूचके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शान्ति-यज्ञम्: a pacificatory sacrifice
• शान्ति-यज्ञम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शान्त्यर्थः यज्ञः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• मतिमान्: the wise person
• मतिमान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषणरूपेण (as an epithet)

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्-दोष-शान्तये: for the pacification of that fault
• तत्-दोष-शान्तये: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तस्य दोषस्य शान्तिः)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse’s remedy (śānti-yajña) aligns with the Purāṇic-Āgamic idea that approaching Śiva through pacificatory worship converts impending duḥkha into śiva-anugraha (grace), restoring harmony for the household and community.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when inauspicious indicators arise, a devotee should respond with dharmic purification—Śānti-yajña—so the impending distress is neutralized and the mind is steadied in devotion to Śiva.

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

Śānti-yajña is traditionally performed with Śiva as the presiding deity; it aligns the devotee with Saguna Śiva’s grace through ritual order, mantra, and offerings, seeking pacification of doṣa under Śiva’s protection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A Śānti-yajña (pacificatory rite) is recommended; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by Śiva-mantra japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī) and purity observances to calm adverse influences.