Shloka 162

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

य इमं पठतेऽध्यायं यः शृणोति नरः सदा । शिवज्ञानं स लभतेशिवस्य कृपया बुधाः

Transliteration

ya imaṃ paṭhate'dhyāyaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti naraḥ sadā | śivajñānaṃ sa labhateśivasya kṛpayā budhāḥ

Translation

ஓ அறிவுடையோரே! எவன் எப்போதும் இவ்வத்யாயத்தைப் பாராயணம் செய்கிறானோ, அல்லது இடையறாது கேட்கிறானோ, அவன் சிவனுடைய அருளால் சிவஞானத்தை அடைகிறான்।

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• paṭhati: reads
• paṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• adhyāyam: chapter
• adhyāyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śṛṇoti: hears/listens
• śṛṇoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• naraḥ: man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• śiva-jñānam: knowledge of Shiva
• śiva-jñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); vigraha: śivasya jñānam

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• śivasya: of Shiva
• śivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛpayā: by (his) grace
• kṛpayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• budhāḥ: O wise ones / the wise
• budhāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)/Prayojaka (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); used as address/statement to ‘wise ones’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-realization (śiva-jñāna) is ultimately granted through Śiva’s grace, and that steady śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) prepare the devotee to receive that anugraha.

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

In the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara context, devotion expressed through hearing and reciting sacred teaching supports Saguna worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā), which ripens into inner understanding of Śiva’s true nature through His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation or attentive listening to the chapter as a daily vrata-like discipline; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused remembrance of Śiva to deepen receptivity to grace.