Shloka 116

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

एकाहं वा नवाहं वा तथा मंडलमेव वा । यथायोग्यं प्रकुर्वीत कालदेशानुसारतः

Transliteration

ekāhaṃ vā navāhaṃ vā tathā maṃḍalameva vā | yathāyogyaṃ prakurvīta kāladeśānusārataḥ

Translation

Que ce soit pour un seul jour, pour neuf jours, ou pour toute la durée d’un maṇḍala, l’observance doit être accomplie comme il convient, selon le temps et le lieu.

Word by Word

• एकाहम्: for one day
• एकाहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘एक-अह’ = one day (duration)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक

• नवाहम्: for nine days
• नवाहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव + अहन्/अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘नव-अह’ = nine days

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

• मण्डलम्: (a) maṇḍala/ritual circle
• मण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक

• यथा: as
• यथा: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• योग्यम्: appropriately
• योग्यम्: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/रीति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner: ‘appropriately’)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform/do
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• काल-देश-अनुसारतः: according to time and place
• काल-देश-अनुसारतः: Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: काल + देश + अनुसार (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तद्धितान्त (तस्) = ‘-तः’ (ablatival adverb); ‘कालदेशानुसार’ = according to time and place

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined yet compassionate Shaiva practice: the devotee’s vrata or sādhana should be sincere and properly aligned with real-life conditions, so devotion to Pati (Shiva) remains steady rather than forced or negligent.

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

Linga-worship is upheld through regular observance (pūjā, japa, vrata). This verse emphasizes choosing a sustainable period—ekāha, navāha, or maṇḍala—so Saguna worship becomes continuous and orderly, supporting inner purification and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake a Shiva-observance for 1 day, 9 days, or a maṇḍala cycle with appropriate daily discipline—typically including Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā, and regulated conduct—adjusted to one’s time and circumstances.