Shloka 19

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

तदा वै शिवलोके तु वासः सालोक्यमुच्यते । सामीप्यं याति सांबस्य तन्मात्रे च वशं गते

Transliteration

tadā vai śivaloke tu vāsaḥ sālokyamucyate | sāmīpyaṃ yāti sāṃbasya tanmātre ca vaśaṃ gate

Translation

Then, dwelling in Śiva’s own world is called sālokya (abiding in the same realm). Thereafter, one attains sāmīpya—nearness to Lord Śiva (Sāmbā), becoming wholly surrendered and subject only to Him.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय)

• śiva-loke: in Śiva’s world
• śiva-loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'śivasya lokaḥ'

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (तु-शब्दः विरोध/विशेषार्थक)

• vāsaḥ: dwelling; residence
• vāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sālokyam: (liberation as) sharing the same world
• sālokyam: Pradhāna-nāmapada (प्रधाना संज्ञा/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sālokya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ucyate: is called
• ucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sāmīpyam: nearness
• sāmīpyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmīpya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yāti: attains/goes to
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sāṃbasya: of Sāṃba (Śiva)
• sāṃbasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tan-mātre: in that alone; in that measure only
• tan-mātre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'tasya mātram' (that alone/that measure only)

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

• vaśam: control; subjection
• vaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• gate: when attained; upon going
• gate: Kāla (काल/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त) used locatively; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन) (as in 'gate' = 'when/after having gone/when attained')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Maps liberation into graded states (sālokya, sāmīpya), a common devotional soteriology; encourages liṅga-bhakti aiming at proximity and service to Śiva rather than mere worldly boons.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It describes graded liberation centered on Śiva: first sālokya (dwelling in Śiva’s realm), then sāmīpya (intimate nearness), emphasizing surrender to Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord.

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

Sāmbā indicates Śiva approached as the gracious, worship-worthy Lord (Saguna), toward whom devotion and service mature into proximity (sāmīpya), a fruit traditionally associated with steadfast Linga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is single-pointed Śiva-niṣṭhā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined worship (arcana) and inner surrender, aiming for constant remembrance and service to Śiva.