Shloka 51

Garbha-sthiti, Deha-pariṇāma, and Vairāgya-upadeśa

Embryonic Condition, Bodily Transformation, and Instruction in Detachment

Devanagari script

इति देहगृहं ह्येतन्नित्यस्यानित्यमात्मनः । अविशुद्धं विशुद्धस्य कर्मबंधाद्विनिर्मितम्

Transliteration

iti dehagṛhaṃ hyetannityasyānityamātmanaḥ | aviśuddhaṃ viśuddhasya karmabaṃdhādvinirmitam

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ «ເຮືອນຄືກາຍ» ນີ້ ເປັນຂອງອາຕະມັນຜູ້ນິລັນດອນ ແຕ່ຕົວກາຍເອງກັບບໍ່ຖາວອນ. ແມ່ນແທ້ວ່າອາຕະມັນບໍລິສຸດໂດຍທຳມະຊາດ, ແຕ່ກາຍນີ້ບໍ່ບໍລິສຸດ ເກີດຈາກພັນທະແຫ່ງກຳ.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative/particle)

• देह-गृहम्: the body-house
• देह-गृहम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देहस्य गृहम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नित्यस्य: of the eternal (one)
• नित्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अनित्यम्: impermanent
• अनित्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (देहगृहम्/एतत् इत्यस्य)

• आत्मनः: of the self
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अविशुद्धम्: impure
• अविशुद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (देहगृहम्/एतत्)

• विशुद्धस्य: of the pure (one)
• विशुद्धस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषण (आत्मनः implied)

• कर्म-बंधात्: from the bondage of karma
• कर्म-बंधात्: Apadana (अपादान/from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्मणः बन्धः)

• विनिर्मितम्: constructed/formed
• विनिर्मितम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्मा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (देहगृहम्/एतत्)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructing Umā/Devī in the Umāsaṃhitā’s philosophical discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It distinguishes the eternally pure Self from the impermanent body, teaching that embodiment is a karmic bond (pāśa) and that liberation comes by recognizing one’s true nature under the grace and guidance of Pati (Shiva).

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

By showing the body as a transient ‘house,’ it directs devotion away from mere bodily identity toward Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga) as the compassionate Lord who purifies karma and leads the soul to realization of the pure Self.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner detachment from bodily identity; support it with Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of purity and the cutting of karmic bondage.