Shloka 32

नरकनामनिर्णयः

Catalogue of Narakas and Karmic Causes

Devanagari script

मुक्तिं प्रयाति स्वर्गं वा समस्तक्लेशसंक्षयम । शिवस्य स्मरणादेव तस्य शंभोरुमापतेः

Transliteration

muktiṃ prayāti svargaṃ vā samastakleśasaṃkṣayama | śivasya smaraṇādeva tasya śaṃbhorumāpateḥ

Translation

उमापती शंभू शिवाचे केवळ स्मरण केले तरी मनुष्य मोक्ष किंवा स्वर्ग, तसेच सर्व क्लेशांचा पूर्ण क्षय प्राप्त करतो.

Word by Word

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रयाति: attains, goes to
• प्रयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada); उपसर्गः: प्र

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), विकल्पार्थक (or)

• समस्त-क्लेश-संक्षयम्: complete destruction of all sufferings
• समस्त-क्लेश-संक्षयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक) + संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (determinative: 'complete destruction of all afflictions')

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी, Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मरणात्: from remembrance
• स्मरणात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी, Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अवधारणार्थक (indeed/only)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी, Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी, Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• उमा-पतेः: of the Lord (husband) of Umā
• उमा-पतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी, Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('husband of Umā')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Smaraṇa-bhakti (remembrance) of Śiva is presented as sufficient for kleśa-kṣaya and either mokṣa or svarga—highlighting grace (anugraha) as the decisive factor beyond external means.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva-smaraṇa (remembrance of Shiva) as intrinsically purifying: it burns away kleśas (bondage-producing afflictions) and leads the soul toward Shiva’s grace—culminating in moksha, or at minimum higher meritorious states like svarga.

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

Remembrance naturally includes holding Shiva’s auspicious form and signs (Saguna)—often centered on the Shiva Linga as the accessible focus of devotion—through which the mind becomes steady and receptive to Pati (Shiva) who frees the paśu (bound soul) from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Shiva-smaraṇa through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), mental recollection of Shiva’s names (Shambhu, Umapati), and simple worship such as Linga-dhyāna; these are presented as sufficient to reduce suffering and orient one toward liberation.