Shloka 29

Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ

Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body

Devanagari script

भावेनैकात्मशुद्धात्मा दहञ्जुह्वन्स्तुवन्मृतः । ज्ञानावाप्तेरवाप्याशु लोकान्सुबहुयाजिनाम्

Transliteration

bhāvenaikātmaśuddhātmā dahañjuhvanstuvanmṛtaḥ | jñānāvāpteravāpyāśu lokānsubahuyājinām

Translation

ດ້ວຍພາວະແຫ່ງພັກຕິ ໃຫ້ໃຈເປັນໜຶ່ງ ແລະພາຍໃນບໍລິສຸດ ຜູ້ນັ້ນປະກອບກິດບູຊາອັນສັກສິດ—ເຜົາເຄື່ອງບູຊາ, ຖວາຍໂຮມ, ແລະສັນລະເສີນພຣະສິວະ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ເມື່ອຕາຍ ກໍໄດ້ບັນລຸເປົ້າໝາຍແຫ່ງປັນຍາແທ້ໄວພິເສດ ແລະເຂົ້າສູ່ໂລກອັນສູງສົ່ງຂອງຜູ້ບຳເນັດຍັດຫຼາຍ.

Word by Word

• भावेन: by devotion/with feeling
• भावेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• एकात्म-शुद्धात्मा: one whose self is purified as one (with the Self)
• एकात्म-शुद्धात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकात्मन् + शुद्धात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective used substantively; Nominative singular

• दहन्: burning
• दहन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Present active participle (parasmaipada)

• जुह्वन्: offering (in fire), sacrificing
• जुह्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Present active participle

• स्तुवन्: praising
• स्तुवन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Present active participle

• मृतः: dead / having died
• मृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle used adjectivally

• ज्ञान-अवाप्तेः: of the attainment of knowledge
• ज्ञान-अवाप्तेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + अवाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of attainment of knowledge)

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• अवाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (ल्यप्) अव्यय; Gerund/absolutive

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• सु-बहु-याजिनाम्: of those who perform very many sacrifices
• सु-बहु-याजिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + याजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of those who perform many sacrifices well)

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

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

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.