Shloka 54

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

पात्रेणैव प्रवृत्तस्तु सर्वपूजां समाचरेत् । अभिषेकांते नैवेद्यं शाल्यन्नेन समाचरेत्

Transliteration

pātreṇaiva pravṛttastu sarvapūjāṃ samācaret | abhiṣekāṃte naivedyaṃ śālyannena samācaret

Translation

Having begun the worship with the prescribed vessel, one should duly perform the entire worship. At the conclusion of the abhiṣeka, one should offer naivedya—especially cooked rice—as the food-offering.

Word by Word

• पात्रेण: with a vessel
• पात्रेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• प्रवृत्तः: one who is engaged/active
• प्रवृत्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+वृत् (धातु) → प्रवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण (one who is engaged)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक

• सर्व-पूजाम्: all worship
• सर्व-पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (all worship)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practice
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अभिषेक-अन्ते: at the end of the abhiṣeka
• अभिषेक-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (at the end of the ablution)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शालि-अन्नेन: with rice-food
• शालि-अन्नेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rice-food)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/offer
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General ritual orthopraxy: proper sequence (upacāras culminating in abhiṣeka and naivedya) stabilizes devotion and merit.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined completeness in Shiva-worship: the devotee should follow the prescribed method and seal the abhiṣeka with a sincere food-offering, expressing devotion (bhakti) and reverence to Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse is practical instruction for Linga-puja: after bathing the Linga (abhiṣeka), the worship culminates in naivedya, treating Shiva in His saguna, worship-receiving form as the Lord who accepts offerings through ritual devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear ritual takeaway is: perform abhiṣeka with the proper vessel and conclude by offering naivedya—especially cooked rice—while maintaining a devotional mind, typically alongside mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).