Shloka 96

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

गुरोः शेषः शिवोच्छिष्टं जलमन्नादिनिर्मितम् । शिष्याणां शिवभक्तानां ग्राह्यं भोज्यं भवेद्द्विजाः

Transliteration

guroḥ śeṣaḥ śivocchiṣṭaṃ jalamannādinirmitam | śiṣyāṇāṃ śivabhaktānāṃ grāhyaṃ bhojyaṃ bhaveddvijāḥ

Translation

హే ద్విజులారా! గురువు మిగిల్చిన జలము, అన్నము మొదలైనవి శివుని ఉచ్ఛిష్టముగా భావించబడును. శివభక్త శిష్యులకు వాటిని శ్రద్ధతో స్వీకరించి భుజించుట యుక్తము.

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शेषः: the remainder/leftover
• शेषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिव-उच्छिष्टम्: Śiva’s leavings/leftovers (consecrated)
• शिव-उच्छिष्टम्: विशेष्य/विशेषण-भाव (Appositional qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative): ‘शिवस्य उच्छिष्टम्’

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्न-आदि-निर्मितम्: made of food and the like
• अन्न-आदि-निर्मितम्: विशेषण (Adjective to ‘जलम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + निर्मित (कृदन्त; √मा/मि ‘निर्मा’ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle) ‘निर्मित’; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘अन्नादिभिः निर्मितम्’ (made of food etc.)

• शिष्याणाम्: of the disciples
• शिष्याणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शिव-भक्तानाम्: of the devotees of Śiva
• शिव-भक्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य भक्ताः’

• ग्राह्यम्: to be accepted
• ग्राह्यम्: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु) → ग्राह्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective); कृदन्त: भाव्य/यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive) ‘to be accepted’

• भोज्यम्: to be eaten
• भोज्यम्: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) → भोज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; कृदन्त: यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive) ‘to be eaten’

• भवेत्: should be/is to be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजाः: सम्बोधन (Vocative/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (used in address)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Shiva-bhaktas

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Guru’s remnants are not ordinary leftovers but Śiva-prasāda, to be received with reverence; accepting them cultivates humility and receptivity to Śiva’s grace (anugraha) through the guru-paramparā.

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

Just as offerings to the Liṅga become sacred prasāda, the Guru—revered as a Śiva-bhakta and spiritual conduit—sanctifies water and food by association with Śiva; honoring such prasāda is an act of Saguna-Śiva devotion expressed through visible sacred forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice guru-sevā and accept guru-prasāda (water/food) with a purified attitude, mentally offering it to Śiva and receiving it as Śiva’s blessing; this can be accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”