Shloka 43

भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य

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

Devanagari script

शिवनामप्रभावेण लेभे सद्गतिमुत्तमाम् । इन्द्र द्युम्ननृपः पूर्वं महापापः पुरामुने

Transliteration

śivanāmaprabhāveṇa lebhe sadgatimuttamām | indra dyumnanṛpaḥ pūrvaṃ mahāpāpaḥ purāmune

Translation

Oh sabio, por el poder del Nombre de Śiva, el rey Indradyumna—que antes estaba cargado de gran pecado—alcanzó la suprema sadgati, el destino auspicioso de liberación.

Word by Word

• śiva-nāma-prabhāveṇa: by the power of Śiva’s name
• śiva-nāma-prabhāveṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa chain: 'by the power/effect of Śiva’s name'

• lebhe: obtained
• lebhe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु: लभ्)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• sat-gatim: a good state/destination
• sat-gatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'good destination/state'

• uttamām: supreme, excellent
• uttamām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; agrees with 'sat-gatim'

• indra: O Indra
• indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• dyumna-nṛpaḥ: King Dyumna
• dyumna-nṛpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyumna (प्रातिपदिक) + nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya/proper name: 'King Dyumna'

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (काल) = 'formerly, earlier'

• mahā-pāpaḥ: a great sinner
• mahā-pāpaḥ: Pratijñā/Predicate nominative (प्रथमा-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'great sinner' (predicate of dyumna-nṛpaḥ)

• purā: once, formerly
• purā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; temporal adverb (काल) = 'formerly/once'

• amune: in that (case/person)
• amune: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma (demonstrative pronoun/सर्वनाम), Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative), Ekavacana; 'in/with regard to that (person)' (contextual)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; it is an exemplum (dṛṣṭānta) that even a mahāpāpin attains sadgati through Śiva-nāma, consistent with Purāṇic pedagogy.

Significance: Encourages nāma-japa as universally accessible means for pāśu (bound soul) to receive Śiva’s grace and transcend karmic bondage.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indradyumna

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s Name is a direct means of purification and upliftment: even one burdened by grave sin can attain the highest sadgati through sincere remembrance and recitation of Shiva-nāma.

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

Shiva-nāma is a Saguna support for devotion—an accessible form of relating to Pati (Shiva). In Shiva Purana practice, nāma-japa commonly accompanies Linga worship, reinforcing surrender and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular nāma-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with devotion and repentance is implied as the practical takeaway for removing pāpa and attaining sadgati.