Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कर्मणा जायते भक्तिर्भक्त्या ज्ञानं प्रजायते । ज्ञानात्प्रजायते मुक्तिरिति शास्त्रेषु निश्चयः

Transliteration

karmaṇā jāyate bhaktirbhaktyā jñānaṃ prajāyate | jñānātprajāyate muktiriti śāstreṣu niścayaḥ

Translation

正しき行いより信愛が生じ、信愛より真の智慧が生じ、智慧より解脱（モークシャ）が生ずる——これこそ諸シャーストラにおける確定の結論である。

Word by Word

कर्मणाby action

जायतेarises

भक्तिःdevotion

भक्त्याby devotion

ज्ञानम्knowledge

प्रजायतेis produced

ज्ञानात्from knowledge

प्रजायतेis produced

मुक्तिःliberation

इतिthus

शास्त्रेषुin the scriptures

निश्चयःcertainty/settled conclusion

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the philosophical discourse of the Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

Shiva

Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches a graded Shaiva path: disciplined dharmic action purifies the mind, ripening into bhakti for Shiva; devotion deepens into jñāna (right understanding of Pati–Pashu–Pasha); and that knowledge culminates in moksha, freedom from bondage through Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga/Saguna worship is the practical bridge from karma to bhakti: daily pūjā, abhiṣeka, mantra-japa, and reverent service transform outward acts into heartfelt devotion, which then matures into inner realization of Shiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform regular Shiva-karmas (Linga pūjā and abhiṣeka) with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so that action becomes devotion; support it with purity disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to steady remembrance.