Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कालेश्वरं समभ्यर्च्य नरः कालञ्जयो भवेत् / केदारं पूजयित्वा तु शिवलोके महीयते

Transliteration

kāleśvaraṃ samabhyarcya naraḥ kālañjayo bhavet / kedāraṃ pūjayitvā tu śivaloke mahīyate

Translation

కాలేశ్వరుని విధివిధానంగా ఆరాధించిన నరుడు కాలం (మరణం) పై జయాన్ని పొందుతాడు. కేదారుని పూజించినవాడు శివలోకంలో గౌరవింపబడి మహిమ పొందుతాడు.

Word by Word

• कालेश्वरम्: Kāleśvara
• कालेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य ईश्वरः)

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) with उपसर्गौ सम्+अभि; ‘having duly worshipped’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कालञ्जयः: conqueror of time/death
• कालञ्जयः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्ता-समाना)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (कालं जयति इति)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• केदारम्: Kedāra
• केदारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• शिवलोके: in Śivaloka
• शिवलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवलोक (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + लोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Proper arcana at specific kṣetras yields specific phala: conquest of kāla (fear of death) and honor in Śivaloka.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-upāsanā producing loka-phala; transformation of bhaya (fear) through devotion to Kāla’s Lord.

Application: Adopt regular worship with ethical living; contemplate impermanence and dedicate actions to Īśvara to reduce death-anxiety and cultivate steadiness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha/temple-shrine

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.86 (kṣetra-phala sequence for various Īśvaras)

Characters & Entities

• Kaleshvara (Shiva)
• Kedara (Kedarnath)
• Shiva-loka

FAQs

What is the importance of worshipping Kāleśvara in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that reverent worship of Kāleśvara grants the fruit of becoming 'kālañjaya'—one who overcomes Time, i.e., fear and bondage associated with death.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It links devotional worship (pūjā/arcana) of Śiva at specific sacred forms/places to post-mortem elevation—being honored in Śiva-loka—indicating that merit and devotion shape the soul’s destination.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Undertake sincere Śiva worship (especially of Kāleśvara/Kedāra traditions), cultivate death-awareness with dharma, and perform devotion with purity and consistency to orient life toward spiritual fearlessness and higher aims.