Shloka 27

Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)

Devanagari script

तद्बुध्या देहतो याति सर्वपापादिको मलः । तदाऽज्ञानं च नश्येत ज्ञानवाञ्जायते यदा

Transliteration

tadbudhyā dehato yāti sarvapāpādiko malaḥ | tadā'jñānaṃ ca naśyeta jñānavāñjāyate yadā

Translation

ആ ജാഗ്രതാബുദ്ധിയാൽ ദേഹത്തിൽ നിന്നു സർവ്വപാപാദി മലിനതകൾ നീങ്ങിപ്പോകുന്നു. അപ്പോൾ അജ്ഞാനം നശിച്ച്, साधകൻ യഥാർത്ഥ ജ്ഞാനത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental) एकवचन-समर्थक (in compound with buddhyā: ‘by that’)

• बुद्ध्या: by (that) understanding
• बुद्ध्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देहतः: from the body
• देहतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• याति: goes away, departs
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वपापादिकः: consisting of all sins etc.
• सर्वपापादिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + आदि + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि पापानि आदीनि यस्य = consisting of all sins etc.)

• मलः: impurity
• मलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (then)

• अज्ञानम्: ignorance
• अज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction: and)

• नश्येत: would perish, is destroyed
• नश्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्ञानवान्: one who has knowledge
• ज्ञानवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्यय (possessive: ‘having knowledge’)

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक/यदा-तदा सम्बन्ध (when)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching as part of the Kotirudra discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that when right spiritual understanding (buddhi aligned to Shiva) arises, the mala of sin and impurity falls away, ignorance dissolves, and the aspirant becomes established in liberating knowledge—an essential Shaiva Siddhanta movement from pasha (bondage) toward Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are presented as means to refine buddhi through faith, mantra, and purity; as that insight matures, it burns away pāpa-mala and culminates in jñāna, the inner fruit of outward worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a purified life (often supported by bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudraksha), so that buddhi becomes Shiva-oriented and ignorance naturally ceases.