Shloka 71

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

स्वरत्नं स्थापयामास स्वकीये हि शरीरके । केशमाकाशसारेण वायुसारेण वै मुखम्

Transliteration

svaratnaṃ sthāpayāmāsa svakīye hi śarīrake | keśamākāśasāreṇa vāyusāreṇa vai mukham

Translation

Dia kemudian meletakkan permata-Nya yang bersinar di dalam tubuh-Nya sendiri; Dia membentuk rambut daripada sari pati ruang, dan wajah daripada sari pati angin.

Word by Word

• स्व-रत्नम्: his own jewel
• स्व-रत्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं रत्नम्)

• स्थापयामास: placed/established
• स्थापयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था, धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) ‘स्थापयति’; आम्-प्रत्यययुक्त-लिट् (periphrastic perfect)

• स्वकीये: in his own
• स्वकीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svakīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of शरीरके)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• शरीरके: in the body
• शरीरके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; अधिकरण

• केशम्: hair
• केशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• आकाश-सारेण: with the essence of space
• आकाश-सारेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आकाशस्य सारः तेन)

• वायु-सारेण: with the essence of wind
• वायु-सारेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वायोः सारः तेन)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• मुखम्: face/mouth
• मुखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: re-manifestation after dissolution (implied)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the body as a sacred microcosm: the inner “radiant jewel” signifies the indwelling divine consciousness (Śiva as Pati), while the elements (ākāśa and vāyu) show how embodied life is woven from tattvas that are to be purified and transcended in Shaiva practice.

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

By describing the divine organizing power within the body, the verse supports Saguna contemplation: just as the Liṅga is a visible support for meditating on the formless, the body too becomes a support for recognizing Śiva’s presence as inner light and order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tattva-dhyāna with prāṇāyāma: contemplate ākāśa (spacious awareness) and vāyu (breath) while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” internalizing worship as an inner offering to Śiva.