Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 43

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य

The Greatness of Avimukta–Vārāṇasī and Viśveśvara

Devanagari script

पूर्वजन्मसमुद्भूतं संचितं समुदाहृतम् । भुज्यते च शरीरेण प्रारब्धं परिकीर्तितम्

Transliteration

pūrvajanmasamudbhūtaṃ saṃcitaṃ samudāhṛtam | bhujyate ca śarīreṇa prārabdhaṃ parikīrtitam

Translation

前生より生じた業は「積集業（サンチタ）」と呼ばれる。身体によって実際に受け、味わい、耐え忍ぶものは「起動業（プラーラブダ）」と称えられる。

Word by Word

• पूर्वजन्मसमुद्भूतम्: arisen from a previous birth
• पूर्वजन्मसमुद्भूतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + जन्म + समुद्भूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; PPP ‘arisen’; tatpuruṣa chain: पूर्वस्य जन्मनः समुद्भूतम्

• संचितम्: the accumulated (karma)
• संचितम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + चि (धातु) → संचित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used substantively

• समुदाहृतम्: is termed
• समुदाहृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + आ + हृ (धातु) → समुदाहृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate ‘is called/termed’

• भुज्यते: is experienced
• भुज्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘is experienced/enjoyed’

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

• शरीरेण: by/through the body
• शरीरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• प्रारब्धम्: prārabdha (karma already begun)
• प्रारब्धम्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + आ + रभ् (धातु) → प्रारब्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used substantively

• परिकीर्तितम्: is declared
• परिकीर्तितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) → परिकीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate ‘is proclaimed/called’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It distinguishes stored karma (sañcita) from the portion already set in motion (prārabdha) that must be lived through the present embodiment, clarifying how bondage (pāśa) operates until Shiva’s grace and right knowledge loosen it.

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

Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva cultivate purity, surrender, and Shiva’s grace, which burns or attenuates accumulated karmas (sañcita) and redirects the soul toward liberation, even as prārabdha continues until the body’s term completes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa supports endurance of prārabdha with equanimity and devotion, while turning the mind toward Shiva for release from deeper karmic bondage.