Shloka 122

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

कन्यानां च सभर्तृणां विधवानां ततः परम् । तंत्रोपकरणं सर्वमाचार्याय निवेदयेत्

Transliteration

kanyānāṃ ca sabhartṛṇāṃ vidhavānāṃ tataḥ param | taṃtropakaraṇaṃ sarvamācāryāya nivedayet

Translation

In the case of maidens, married women, and widows as well, thereafter one should formally present all the implements of Tantric worship to the Ācārya (preceptor).

Word by Word

• कन्यानाम्: of maidens
• कन्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सभर्तृणाम्: of those having husbands (married women)
• सभर्तृणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्गसदृश) + भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (स-भर्तृ = ‘भर्ता यस्याः/येषाम्’), पुंलिङ्ग/समूहवाचक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• विधवानाम्: of widows
• विधवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ततः: thereafter/then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘thereafter/from that’)

• परम्: further/next
• परम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverb: ‘further/next’)

• तन्त्रोपकरणम्: tantric implements/equipment
• तन्त्रोपकरणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उपकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तन्त्रस्य उपकरणम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आचार्याय: to the teacher
• आचार्याय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• निवेदयेत्: should present/offer
• निवेदयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद्/विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Śiva-worship—especially mantra- and tantra-based practice—should be anchored in humility and right transmission, honoring the Ācārya as the conduit of Śiva’s grace (anugraha) rather than treating ritual as mere personal technique.

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

Linga-worship in the Vidyeśvara context is a disciplined, rule-governed approach to Saguna Śiva; the verse underscores that the materials and procedure are to be sanctified through the teacher’s oversight, preserving purity of method and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to guru-guided tantric observance: after completing the rite, one should respectfully offer the worship-implements to the Ācārya, along with continued japa of Śiva-mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as instructed.