Shloka 65

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

दर्भाग्नौ वा दहेत्काष्ठं शिवमंत्रं समुच्चरन् । सम्यक्संशोध्य वस्त्रेण नवकुंभे निधापयेत्

Transliteration

darbhāgnau vā dahetkāṣṭhaṃ śivamaṃtraṃ samuccaran | samyaksaṃśodhya vastreṇa navakuṃbhe nidhāpayet

Translation

Atau, dengan menyalakan api menggunakan rumput darbha, hendaklah membakar kayu sambil melafazkan mantra Śiva. Kemudian, setelah menyucikannya dengan baik dan menapisnya melalui kain, hendaklah diletakkan ke dalam kendi air yang baharu.

Word by Word

• darbha-agnau: in the darbha-fire
• darbha-agnau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darbha + agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘darbheṣu agniḥ’/‘darbha-agniḥ’ (fire made with darbha)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/option)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय)

• dahet: should burn
• dahet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dah (दह्) (धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhiliṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāṣṭham: wood
• kāṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śiva-mantram: Śiva-mantra
• śiva-mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘śivasya mantraḥ’

• samuccaran: uttering (reciting)
• samuccaran: Karta (कर्ता) / Kriyā-sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ud + √car (चर्) (धातु) → samuccarat (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘while uttering’

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• saṃśodhya: having purified
• saṃśodhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √śudh (शुध्) (धातु) → saṃśodhya (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having purified/cleansed’

• vastreṇa: with a cloth
• vastreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nava-kumbhe: in a new pot
• nava-kumbhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nava + kumbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—‘navaḥ kumbhaḥ’ (new pot)

• nidhāpayet: should place/keep
• nidhāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + √dhā (धा) (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त), Optative/vidhiliṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed Śaiva rite to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शिवमंत्रं

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual purity—fire-sanctification, mantra-recitation, and careful cleansing—supports inner purity, aligning the devotee (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati) through disciplined, devotional action.

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

The verse prepares sanctified, mantra-purified substance (typically water for abhiṣeka) to be offered to the Śiva-liṅga, emphasizing Saguna worship as a direct means to invoke Śiva’s grace while cultivating steadiness and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Kindle a darbha-assisted sacred fire, recite the Śiva-mantra (Pañcākṣarī), purify by straining through cloth, and store in a new kumbha—an abhiṣeka preparation performed with mantra-japa and ritual cleanliness.