Shloka 54

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause

Devanagari script

पात्रेणैव प्रवृत्तस्तु सर्वपूजां समाचरेत् । अभिषेकांते नैवेद्यं शाल्यन्नेन समाचरेत्

Transliteration

pātreṇaiva pravṛttastu sarvapūjāṃ samācaret | abhiṣekāṃte naivedyaṃ śālyannena samācaret

Translation

നിർദ്ദിഷ്ട പാത്രംകൊണ്ട് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരംഭിച്ച് സമ്പൂർണ്ണ പൂജയും ആചരിക്കണം. അഭിഷേകാന്തത്തിൽ നൈവേദ്യമായി—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ശാലി അരിയാൽ പാകം ചെയ്ത അന്നം—സമർപ്പിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• पात्रेण: with a vessel
• पात्रेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• प्रवृत्तः: one who is engaged/active
• प्रवृत्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+वृत् (धातु) → प्रवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण (one who is engaged)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक

• सर्व-पूजाम्: all worship
• सर्व-पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (all worship)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practice
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अभिषेक-अन्ते: at the end of the abhiṣeka
• अभिषेक-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (at the end of the ablution)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering (naivedya)
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शालि-अन्नेन: with rice-food
• शालि-अन्नेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rice-food)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/offer
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General ritual orthopraxy: proper sequence (upacāras culminating in abhiṣeka and naivedya) stabilizes devotion and merit.

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined completeness in Shiva-worship: the devotee should follow the prescribed method and seal the abhiṣeka with a sincere food-offering, expressing devotion (bhakti) and reverence to Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse is practical instruction for Linga-puja: after bathing the Linga (abhiṣeka), the worship culminates in naivedya, treating Shiva in His saguna, worship-receiving form as the Lord who accepts offerings through ritual devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear ritual takeaway is: perform abhiṣeka with the proper vessel and conclude by offering naivedya—especially cooked rice—while maintaining a devotional mind, typically alongside mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).