Shloka 19

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

ताः पुनः पंचधा मार्गं विभज्यारभ्य भूतलम् । अग्न्यादिक्रमतां गृह्यं सदाशिवपदं यतिः

Transliteration

tāḥ punaḥ paṃcadhā mārgaṃ vibhajyārabhya bhūtalam | agnyādikramatāṃ gṛhyaṃ sadāśivapadaṃ yatiḥ

Translation

Luego, volviendo a dividir esos senderos en cinco, comenzando desde el plano terrenal, el asceta avanza adoptando las etapas sucesivas que inician con el principio del «fuego», y así alcanza el estado o morada de Sadāśiva.

Word by Word

• tāḥ: them/those (f.)
• tāḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; punar-artha adverb (again/further)

• paṃcadhā: in five ways
• paṃcadhā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paṃcan (प्रातिपदिक) + dhā (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; prakāra-vācaka (in five ways)

• mārgam: path
• mārgam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• vibhajya: having divided
• vibhajya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√bhaj (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa; meaning 'having divided'

• ārabhya: having begun; starting from
• ārabhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√rabh (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (absolutive/gerund), avyaya; 'having begun/starting from'

• bhūtalam: the earth/ground
• bhūtalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūtala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• agni-ādi-kramatām: of the order beginning with fire
• agni-ādi-kramatām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + kramatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Bahuvacana (Plural); tatpuruṣa (of the sequence beginning with fire)

• gṛhyam: to be taken/accepted
• gṛhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; yogyatā-vācaka (to be taken/acceptable)

• sadāśiva-padam: the state/abode of Sadāśiva
• sadāśiva-padam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (the state/abode of Sadāśiva)

• yatiḥ: the ascetic
• yatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative/1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s higher teaching tradition within the Kailāsa-saṃhitā to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva

FAQs

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

It presents liberation as a disciplined, graded ascent: the seeker systematically transcends lower planes and principles, culminating in Sadāśiva-pada—union with the Lord’s highest auspicious state.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) purifies and stabilizes the mind; that purity supports the inner, step-by-step transcendence of elemental and tattvic limitations described here, leading toward Sadāśiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A sequential yogic contemplation: beginning from embodied life on earth, the aspirant meditates on and transcends gross-to-subtle principles (starting with ‘fire’ and onward), supported by steady japa of Shiva-mantra and Shaiva disciplines.