Shloka 147

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

शिवेन कल्पितं द्वंद्वं तस्मिन्नेव समर्पयेत् । शिवस्यातिप्रियं विद्यात्प्रदक्षिणं नमो बुधाः

Transliteration

śivena kalpitaṃ dvaṃdvaṃ tasminneva samarpayet | śivasyātipriyaṃ vidyātpradakṣiṇaṃ namo budhāḥ

Translation

Segala pasangan pertentangan (dvandva) yang dibentuk oleh Śiva—suka dan duka, untung dan rugi—hendaklah dipersembahkan kembali kepada-Nya sahaja. Ketahuilah bahawa pradakṣiṇā, mengelilingi dengan hormat, amatlah dikasihi oleh Śiva. Salam sembah, wahai orang bijaksana.

Word by Word

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• कल्पितम्: arranged, devised
• कल्पितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॢप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (द्वन्द्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• द्वन्द्वम्: pair, duality
• द्वन्द्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• समर्पयेत्: should offer, should dedicate
• समर्पयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• अति-प्रियम्: very dear
• अति-प्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अत्यन्तं प्रियं)

• विद्यात्: should know, should consider
• विद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय निपात; नमस्कारार्थक (salutatory particle)

• बुधाः: the wise (people)
• बुधाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In Kāśī, Śiva as Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha grants liberation; the act of pradakṣiṇā around the liṅga and the sacred precinct is praised as especially dear, aligning with Kāśī’s emphasis on constant remembrance and ritual movement around the Lord.

Significance: Pradakṣiṇā and surrender of life’s dualities (dvaṃdva) cultivate śaraṇāgati; in Kāśī this is traditionally linked with purification and readiness for jñāna and grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Shaiva surrender: since all dvandvas arise within Śiva’s order, the devotee transcends bondage by offering both favorable and unfavorable experiences back to Śiva, cultivating equanimity and devotion.

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

Pradakṣiṇā around the Śiva-liṅga is an embodied act of bhakti: the devotee keeps Śiva at the center, symbolically placing all life’s opposites at His feet and affirming Him as Pati (the Lord) who grants grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform pradakṣiṇā as part of Śiva-pūjā (especially around the liṅga), while mentally offering both joy and sorrow to Śiva—ideally alongside japa of the pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”