Shloka 31

Yatinātha-līlā: Śiva’s Test of the Bhilla Devotees at Arbuda Mountain

Devanagari script

युवां चोभौ मिलित्वा च राजभोगं सुविस्तरम् । भुक्त्वा मुक्तिं च योगीन्द्रेर्लप्स्येथे दुर्लभां ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

yuvāṃ cobhau militvā ca rājabhogaṃ suvistaram | bhuktvā muktiṃ ca yogīndrerlapsyethe durlabhāṃ dhruvam

Translation

നിങ്ങൾ ഇരുവരും ഒന്നിച്ചു രാജഭോഗത്തിന്റെ വിശാല സുഖം അനുഭവിച്ച ശേഷം; യോഗീന്ദ്രന്മാർക്കും ദുർലഭമായ ആ ധ്രുവമുക്തി നിശ്ചയമായി പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• युवाम्: you two
• युवाम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• मिलित्वा: having met
• मिलित्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having met)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• राजभोगम्: royal enjoyment
• राजभोगम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः भोगः)

• सुविस्तरम्: very extensive
• सुविस्तरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (सु-विस्तरः = very extensive)

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having enjoyed)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• योगीन्द्रैः: by/with the lords of yogins
• योगीन्द्रैः: सहकारक/साधन (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• लप्स्येथे: you two will obtain
• लप्स्येथे: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दुर्लभाम्: hard-to-attain
• दुर्लभाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + लभ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; कृदन्त-निर्मित (दुर्लभ = hard to obtain)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly; surely
• ध्रुवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणार्थे अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when life is lived in alignment with dharma and under Śiva’s grace, even worldly prosperity (bhoga) can culminate in certain liberation (mokṣa), a goal difficult even for advanced yogins without the Lord’s favor.

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

The promise of ‘sure’ liberation reflects the fruit of devotion to Saguna Śiva—approaching the Lord through worship (including Liṅga-pūjā) and righteous living—by which His anugraha (grace) grants what mere self-effort in yoga may not.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Śiva-bhakti alongside duty: daily Liṅga worship with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as supports for remembrance and purity.