Shloka 46

Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra

Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms

Devanagari script

इत्यादिशिवसूत्राणां वार्तिकं कथितं मया । ज्ञानं बंध इतीदं तु द्वितीयं सूत्रमीशितुः

Transliteration

ityādiśivasūtrāṇāṃ vārtikaṃ kathitaṃ mayā | jñānaṃ baṃdha itīdaṃ tu dvitīyaṃ sūtramīśituḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ആദിശിവസൂത്രങ്ങളിലെ വാർത്തികം ഞാൻ പറഞ്ഞു. ഇനി ‘ജ്ഞാനമേ ബന്ധം’—ഇതുതന്നെ ഈശ്വരന്റെ രണ്ടാം സൂത്രം.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/quotative (इति-प्रयोगः)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable-like nominal used as prior-member meaning “etc.”; here as compound member (समासाङ्ग)

• शिवसूत्राणाम्: of the Śiva-sūtras
• शिवसूत्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)

• वार्तिकम्: a gloss/annotation (vārttika)
• वार्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicand)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• कथितम्: has been stated
• कथितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मणि—“has been stated”

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• बन्धः: bondage
• बन्धः: Karma (कर्म/Predicand)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समास/वाक्ये विधेयः

• इति: —thus—
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/quotative (इति-प्रयोगः)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• द्वितीयम्: second
• द्वितीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषणम्—सूत्रम् इत्यस्य

• सूत्रम्: sūtra/aphorism
• सूत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ईशितुः: of the Lord/ruler
• ईशितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ज्ञानं बन्धः (jñānaṃ bandhaḥ)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights a key Shaiva insight: ordinary cognition, when bound to ego and duality, becomes a fetter; liberation arises when knowledge is purified into Shiva-consciousness rather than mere conceptual knowing.

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

It supports Saguna worship as a practical means to transform limited, binding knowledge into direct devotion and inner recognition of Shiva, where the mind’s concepts subside into living awareness of the Lord symbolized by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative inquiry with japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—is implied: use mantra and Shiva-dhyana to move from mere mental knowledge to experiential realization that cuts the pasha (bond).