Shloka 27

भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य

The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva

Devanagari script

पातकानि विनश्यंति यावंति शिवनामतः । भुवि तावंति पापानि क्रियंते न नरैर्मुने

Transliteration

pātakāni vinaśyaṃti yāvaṃti śivanāmataḥ | bhuvi tāvaṃti pāpāni kriyaṃte na narairmune

Translation

O sage, as many sins as are destroyed through the Name of Śiva—so many sins are not even committed by human beings upon the earth.

Word by Word

• पातकानि: sins
• पातकानि: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• विनश्यन्ति: perish
• विनश्यन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यावन्ति: as many as
• यावन्ति: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; correlative adjective qualifying पातकानि

• शिवनामतः: from (uttering) Śiva’s name
• शिवनामतः: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (नामन्), पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; ablative (from)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक; पृथ्वी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative

• तावन्ति: so many
• तावन्ति: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; correlative adjective qualifying पापानि

• पापानि: sins/evils
• पापानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• क्रियन्ते: are done/committed
• क्रियन्ते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: कर्ता (Kartā/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental (agent in passive)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī is portrayed as the field where Śiva’s grace burns pāpa; the verse’s hyperbole mirrors Kāśī’s reputation for rapid purification through remembrance of Śiva.

Significance: Assurance of pāpa-kṣaya through nāma-smaraṇa; strengthens resolve toward śaraṇāgati and ethical restraint.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims the extraordinary purifying power of Śiva-nāma: remembrance and repetition of Shiva’s Name burns accumulated pāpa, supporting the Shaiva path of grace (anugraha) leading toward liberation.

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

In Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara teachings, Saguna worship (Linga-pūjā) is strengthened by nāma-japa; chanting Śiva’s Name is a direct devotional approach to the Lord present in the Linga as the accessible form of Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-nāma-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a daily discipline, optionally alongside Linga worship with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa for focused devotion.