Shloka 99

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

निर्विघ्नेन कृतं सांगं कर्म वै सफलं भवेत् । तस्मात्सकलकर्मादौ विघ्नेशं पूजयेद् बुधः

Transliteration

nirvighnena kṛtaṃ sāṃgaṃ karma vai saphalaṃ bhavet | tasmātsakalakarmādau vighneśaṃ pūjayed budhaḥ

Translation

A rite performed without obstacles, complete with its proper auxiliaries, truly becomes fruitful. Therefore, at the beginning of every undertaking, the wise should worship Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa), the Lord who governs obstacles.

Word by Word

• nirvighnena: without obstacle(s)
• nirvighnena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; निः + विघ्न (नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष) used adjectivally

• kṛtam: done, performed
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्/क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; agrees with कर्म

• sa-aṅgam: with all its parts/auxiliaries
• sa-aṅgam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; सह-अङ्ग (सहपूर्वक तत्पुरुष) = 'with limbs/auxiliaries'

• karma: ritual act, action
• karma: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis/indeed

• saphalam: fruitful, successful
• saphalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saphala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; स-फल (कर्मधारय) = 'having fruit'

• bhavet: may become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative-form used adverbially (तस्मात्) = 'therefore/from that' (निपातवत् प्रयोग)

• sakala-karma-ādau: at the start of every rite/action
• sakala-karma-ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; सकल-कर्म-आदि (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष) = 'at the beginning of all actions'

• vighneśam: Vighneśa (Lord of obstacles)
• vighneśam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighneśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; विघ्न-ईश (तत्पुरुष)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• budhaḥ: the wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual and worldly undertakings bear fruit when performed in the right order and without impediments; worship of Vighneśa is a dharmic preparation that harmonizes intention, method, and grace so the act becomes truly “sāṅga” (complete).

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, procedures and “aṅgas” (subsidiary rites) support focused devotion; beginning with Vighneśa removes practical and inner distractions so the devotee can perform Linga-pūjā steadily, with one-pointed bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Start any Shiva-pūjā or japa by offering a brief Vighneśa-pūjā (or a Vighneśa mantra/namaskāra) as the opening rite, then proceed to the main practice such as Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with steadiness.