Shloka 96

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

गुरोः शेषः शिवोच्छिष्टं जलमन्नादिनिर्मितम् । शिष्याणां शिवभक्तानां ग्राह्यं भोज्यं भवेद्द्विजाः

Transliteration

guroḥ śeṣaḥ śivocchiṣṭaṃ jalamannādinirmitam | śiṣyāṇāṃ śivabhaktānāṃ grāhyaṃ bhojyaṃ bhaveddvijāḥ

Translation

Ô vous, deux-fois-nés : les restes laissés par le Guru doivent être tenus pour les propres restes sacrés de Śiva—qu’il s’agisse d’eau, de nourriture et autres. Pour les disciples dévots de Śiva, il convient de les recevoir et d’en prendre part.

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शेषः: the remainder/leftover
• शेषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिव-उच्छिष्टम्: Śiva’s leavings/leftovers (consecrated)
• शिव-उच्छिष्टम्: विशेष्य/विशेषण-भाव (Appositional qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative): ‘शिवस्य उच्छिष्टम्’

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्न-आदि-निर्मितम्: made of food and the like
• अन्न-आदि-निर्मितम्: विशेषण (Adjective to ‘जलम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + निर्मित (कृदन्त; √मा/मि ‘निर्मा’ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle) ‘निर्मित’; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘अन्नादिभिः निर्मितम्’ (made of food etc.)

• शिष्याणाम्: of the disciples
• शिष्याणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शिव-भक्तानाम्: of the devotees of Śiva
• शिव-भक्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य भक्ताः’

• ग्राह्यम्: to be accepted
• ग्राह्यम्: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु) → ग्राह्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective); कृदन्त: भाव्य/यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive) ‘to be accepted’

• भोज्यम्: to be eaten
• भोज्यम्: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) → भोज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; कृदन्त: यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive) ‘to be eaten’

• भवेत्: should be/is to be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (used in address)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Shiva-bhaktas

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Guru’s remnants are not ordinary leftovers but Śiva-prasāda, to be received with reverence; accepting them cultivates humility and receptivity to Śiva’s grace (anugraha) through the guru-paramparā.

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

Just as offerings to the Liṅga become sacred prasāda, the Guru—revered as a Śiva-bhakta and spiritual conduit—sanctifies water and food by association with Śiva; honoring such prasāda is an act of Saguna-Śiva devotion expressed through visible sacred forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice guru-sevā and accept guru-prasāda (water/food) with a purified attitude, mentally offering it to Śiva and receiving it as Śiva’s blessing; this can be accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”