Shloka 117

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

शमीहोमश्च शांत्यर्थे वृत्त्यर्थे च पलाशकम् । समिदन्नाज्यकैर्द्र व्यैर्नाम्ना मंत्रेण वा हुनेत्

Transliteration

śamīhomaśca śāṃtyarthe vṛttyarthe ca palāśakam | samidannājyakairdra vyairnāmnā maṃtreṇa vā hunet

Translation

Untuk memperoleh śānti, lakukan homa dengan kayu śamī; dan untuk kemakmuran serta penghidupan (vṛtti), dengan kayu palāśa. Dengan samidh, nasi matang, ghee, dan persembahan lain, curahkan āhuti sambil menyebut nama dewa atau melafalkan mantra yang tepat.

Word by Word

• शमी-होमः: the śamī-wood oblation (śamī-homa)
• शमी-होमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमी (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शम्याः होमः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शान्ति-अर्थे: for pacification/peace
• शान्ति-अर्थे: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/aim)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः (शान्त्यर्थे = शान्त्यर्थम्/शान्त्यर्थे ‘for peace’)

• वृत्ति-अर्थे: for livelihood/maintenance
• वृत्ति-अर्थे: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/aim)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वृत्त्यर्थे = for livelihood/maintenance)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पलाशकम्: palāśa-wood (as offering)
• पलाशकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समित्-अन्न-आज्यकैः: with fuel-sticks, food, and ghee-offerings
• समित्-अन्न-आज्यकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समित् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (समिदन्नाज्यकानि)

• द्रव्यैः: with materials/substances
• द्रव्यैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• नाम्ना: by (uttering) the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• हुनेत्: should offer (into fire)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā’s Kāśī-centered frame, Śiva as Viśveśvara is the lord of the kṣetra who grants śānti and vṛtti through proper rite; homa and mantra are presented as means to align the bound soul’s conduct with the kṣetra’s sanctity.

Significance: Śānti (pacification) and vṛtti (worldly stability) are sought as preparatory fruits that support steadiness in bhakti and eligibility for higher grace in Śiva’s kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual (homa) is meant to cultivate inner śānti and ordered living (vṛtti), preparing the devotee’s mind for steady Shiva-bhakti and purification—key supports for liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

Homa is presented as an auxiliary limb of Saguna Shiva worship: offerings made with Shiva’s name or mantra become an act of devotion that supports Linga-puja by removing obstacles and stabilizing the devotee’s life for regular worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a simple homa using śamī wood for peace or palāśa wood for prosperity, offering samid, cooked rice, and ghee while chanting Shiva’s name or an appropriate Shiva-mantra (such as the Panchakshara).