Shloka 60

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

श्वादिभिर्दूषितानां च भस्मना शुद्धिरिष्यते । सजलं निर्जलं भस्म यथायोग्यं तु योजयेत्

Transliteration

śvādibhirdūṣitānāṃ ca bhasmanā śuddhiriṣyate | sajalaṃ nirjalaṃ bhasma yathāyogyaṃ tu yojayet

Translation

Pour les objets souillés par les chiens et autres, la purification est également prescrite au moyen du bhasma, la cendre sacrée. Qu’on applique le bhasma mêlé d’eau ou à sec, selon ce qui convient au rite.

Word by Word

• श्वादिभिः: by dogs etc. (i.e., by such agents)
• श्वादिभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्व + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (instr. pl. masc.) — ‘श्व-आदि’ (dogs etc.)

• दूषितानाम्: of contaminated (things)
• दूषितानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP, क्त); षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (gen. pl.) — ‘defiled/contaminated’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भस्मना: with ash
• भस्मना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (instr. sg.)

• शुद्धिः: purification
• शुद्धिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (nom. sg.)

• इष्यते: is prescribed
• इष्यते: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘is prescribed/accepted’

• सजलम्: with water (wet)
• सजलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (acc. sg. neut.) — ‘जलयुक्तम्’ (with water)

• निर्जलम्: without water (dry)
• निर्जलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (acc. sg. neut.) — ‘जलरहितम्’ (without water)

• भस्म: ash
• भस्म: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (acc. sg.)

• यथायोग्यम्: as appropriate
• यथायोग्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (indeclinable adverb) — ‘योग्यानुसारम्’

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• योजयेत्: should apply
• योजयेत्: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘should apply/should use’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; the verse addresses strong impurity (defilement by dogs etc.) and prescribes bhasma as a Śaiva purifier, reflecting Bhairava-like boundary-guarding of purity.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents bhasma as a Shaiva purifier: outward cleansing supports inner discipline, reminding the devotee of impermanence and directing the mind toward Shiva (Pati) as the liberator from bondage.

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

In Linga-worship, purity of articles and the worshipper is part of proper upachara; bhasma—dear to Shiva and worn as Tripundra—functions as an authorized means of restoring ritual fitness so worship may proceed without obstruction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use vibhuti/bhasma for purification and apply it appropriately—either dry or moistened—consistent with Shaiva practice (Tripundra), ideally alongside remembrance of Shiva and recitation of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).