Shloka 33

Devanagari script

शिवनाम्नि महद्भक्तिर्जाता येषां महात्मनाम् । तद्विधानां तु सहसा मुक्तिर्भवति सर्वथा

Transliteration

śivanāmni mahadbhaktirjātā yeṣāṃ mahātmanām | tadvidhānāṃ tu sahasā muktirbhavati sarvathā

Translation

Those great-souled ones in whom profound devotion to the very Name of Śiva has arisen—such devotees, by that sacred observance, attain liberation swiftly and in every way.

Word by Word

• शिव-नाम्नि: in/for Śiva’s name
• शिव-नाम्नि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): शिवस्य नाम; तस्मिन्

• महत्-भक्तिः: great devotion
• महत्-भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महती भक्तिः

• जाता: has arisen
• जाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भक्तिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे (of whom)

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled (persons)
• महात्मनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: महत् + आत्मन्

• तद्-विधानाम्: of such people (of that kind)
• तद्-विधानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध): तद्विधानाः = तदनुसारिणः/तत्प्रकाराः; तेषाम्

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• सहसा: quickly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly/quickly)

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवति: occurs/is
• भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वथा: entirely
• सर्वथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक (in every way/entirely)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī’s teaching is framed as ‘swift liberation’ (sahasā mukti) through devotion to Śiva-nāma—echoing the Avimukta idea that Śiva personally guides the soul to release.

Significance: Promises rapid progress toward mokṣa through nāma-bhakti; supports the kṣetra’s fame as a place of anugraha where liberation is near at hand.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that wholehearted bhakti centered on Śiva’s Name is itself a direct means to moksha; when devotion becomes mature and unwavering, liberation is said to arise swiftly by Śiva’s grace.

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

In Vidyeśvara-oriented teaching, nāma-japa (remembrance of Śiva’s Name) supports Saguna worship such as Liṅga-pūjā; both focus the mind on Pati (Śiva) and loosen pāśa (bondage), culminating in release.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular japa of Śiva’s Name—especially the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with steady devotion; it may be paired with simple Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.