Shloka 22

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

शिवस्य मानसैश्वर्यं तदाऽयत्नं भविष्यति । सार्वज्ञाद्यं शिवैश्वर्यं लब्ध्वा स्वात्मनि राजते

Transliteration

śivasya mānasaiśvaryaṃ tadā'yatnaṃ bhaviṣyati | sārvajñādyaṃ śivaiśvaryaṃ labdhvā svātmani rājate

Translation

Then the mental sovereignty of Śiva arises effortlessly. Having attained Śiva’s lordly power—beginning with omniscience—one shines in one’s own Self.

Word by Word

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• मानस-ऐश्वर्यम्: mental sovereignty
• मानस-ऐश्वर्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (mental + lordship); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time: then)

• अयत्नम्: effortlessly
• अयत्नम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): ‘without effort’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सार्वज्ञ-आद्यम्: beginning with omniscience
• सार्वज्ञ-आद्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (beginning with omniscience); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• शिव-ऐश्वर्यम्: Śiva’s sovereignty
• शिव-ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (Śiva’s lordship); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having obtained

• स्व-आत्मनि: in one’s own self
• स्व-आत्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (one’s own self); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• राजते: shines/reigns
• राजते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that through Shiva-oriented inner practice, Shiva’s own qualities—especially illuminating knowledge—manifest naturally, and the aspirant abides radiantly in the Self by Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga/Saguna worship steadies the mind in Shiva; when devotion matures into inward absorption, the ‘mental sovereignty’ of Shiva arises, culminating in Shiva’s grace-bestowed knowledge and inner radiance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Manasa-puja (inner worship) supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dhyana on the Linga-form of Shiva, allowing effortless inward absorption.