Shloka 20

वैभ्राजवन-प्रसङ्गः / The Episode of Vaibhrāja and the Yogic Forest

Vibhrāja-vana

Devanagari script

मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यश्शिवनामानुकीर्तनात् । उच्चार्यमाण एतस्मिन्देवदेवस्य तस्य वै

Transliteration

mucyate sarvapāpebhyaśśivanāmānukīrtanāt | uccāryamāṇa etasmindevadevasya tasya vai

Translation

શિવનામનું વારંવાર કીર્તન કરવાથી સર્વ પાપોથી મુક્તિ મળે છે; કારણ કે દેવોના દેવ એવા પ્રભુનું આ નામ ઉચ્ચારતાં જ નિશ્ચયે શુદ્ધિ અને મોક્ષ આપે છે।

Word by Word

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (मुच्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: ‘is released’)

• सर्वपापेभ्यः: from all sins
• सर्वपापेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि पापानि)

• शिवनाम-अनुकीर्तनात्: from the repeated chanting of Śiva’s name
• शिवनाम-अनुकीर्तनात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + नामन् + अनुकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य नाम्नः अनुकीर्तनम्)

• उच्चार्यमाणः: being uttered
• उच्चार्यमाणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + √चर् (चर्) (धातु) → उच्चार्यमाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्) कर्मणि/भावे: ‘being uttered’

• एतस्मिन्: in this (act/chant)
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; निर्देशक-सर्वनाम

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• वै: indeed, certainly
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes nāma-anukīrtana as a universally accessible purifier; utterance of the Deva-deva’s Name is treated as a direct instrument for pāśa (mala/karma) attenuation leading toward liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-nāma is a direct purifier: sincere repetition and praise of Shiva’s Name dissolves pāpa (sin/impurity) and turns the mind toward Pati (Shiva), enabling liberation-oriented devotion.

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

Nāma-japa supports Saguna upāsanā: chanting Shiva’s Name is a simple, accessible form of worship that can accompany Linga-pūjā, focusing the devotee on Shiva as Devadeva and making the ritual inwardly transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-nāma-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as daily practice, and intensified chanting during auspicious times like Mahāśivarātri for purification and steadiness of devotion.