Shloka 29

Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ

Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body

Devanagari script

भावेनैकात्मशुद्धात्मा दहञ्जुह्वन्स्तुवन्मृतः । ज्ञानावाप्तेरवाप्याशु लोकान्सुबहुयाजिनाम्

Transliteration

bhāvenaikātmaśuddhātmā dahañjuhvanstuvanmṛtaḥ | jñānāvāpteravāpyāśu lokānsubahuyājinām

Translation

ಭಾವಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಏಕಾಗ್ರನಾಗಿ ಒಳಶುದ್ಧನಾಗಿ, ಅವನು ಹೋಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಆಹುತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಪಿಸಿ ಶಿವನನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಮರಣಾನಂತರವೂ ಅವನು ಶೀಘ್ರ ಜ್ಞಾನಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಯ ಗುರಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು, ಬಹುಯಾಗ ಮಾಡಿದವರ ಉನ್ನತ ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

भावेनby devotion/with feeling

एकात्म-शुद्धात्माone whose self is purified as one (with the Self)

दहन्burning

जुह्वन्offering (in fire), sacrificing

स्तुवन्praising

मृतःdead / having died

ज्ञान-अवाप्तेःof the attainment of knowledge

अवाप्यhaving obtained

आशुquickly

लोकान्worlds/realms

सु-बहु-याजिनाम्of those who perform very many sacrifices

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere bhāva (devotional intent) and inner purification make worship spiritually complete; such devotion matures into jñāna (true liberating knowledge) by Śiva’s grace, granting exalted posthumous states and movement toward moksha.

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

The acts of offering (homa/oblation) and praising (stuti) are classic forms of Saguna worship directed to Lord Śiva; the verse emphasizes that the outer rite becomes truly fruitful when joined with one-pointed inner devotion and purity—key to Linga-centered Shaiva practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform stuti (hymns to Śiva) and, where appropriate, homa/offerings with a one-pointed mind; the core takeaway is bhāva-yukta upāsanā—devotion plus inner purity—rather than mere ritualism.