Shloka 12

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञता तृप्तिरनादिबोधः स्वतंत्रता नित्यमलुप्तशक्तिः । अनंतशक्तिश्च महेश्वरस्य यन्मानसैश्वर्यमवैति वेदः

Transliteration

sarvajñatā tṛptiranādibodhaḥ svataṃtratā nityamaluptaśaktiḥ | anaṃtaśaktiśca maheśvarasya yanmānasaiśvaryamavaiti vedaḥ

Translation

ความสรรพรู้ ความอิ่มเอิบสมบูรณ์ ญาณรู้ที่ไร้จุดเริ่ม ความเป็นอิสระอย่างยิ่ง พลังที่ไม่เสื่อมสูญตลอดกาล และฤทธานุภาพอันหาที่สุดมิได้—เหล่านี้คือคุณลักษณะของพระมหेशวร พระเวทหยั่งรู้สิ่งนี้ว่าเป็นอำนาจอธิปไตยภายในของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า คือราชานุภาพสูงสุดที่สถิตอยู่ในพระสำนึกของพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• sarva-jñatā: omniscience
• sarva-jñatā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jñatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; abstract noun; tatpuruṣa: 'state of knowing all'

• tṛptiḥ: contentment
• tṛptiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• anādi-bodhaḥ: beginningless knowledge
• anādi-bodhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anādi (प्रातिपदिक) + bodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'beginningless knowledge/awakening'

• svataṃtratā: independence
• svataṃtratā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svatantra-tā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; abstract noun (भाव)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'always'

• alupta-śaktiḥ: undiminished power
• alupta-śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-lupta (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'unlost/undiminished power'

• anaṃta-śaktiḥ: infinite power
• anaṃta-śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'infinite power'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• maheśvarasya: of Maheśvara
• maheśvarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive: 'of')
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana; relative pronoun referring to 'aiśvaryam'

• mānasa-aiśvaryam: mental sovereignty, majesty of mind
• mānasa-aiśvaryam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक) + aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'mental sovereignty/majesty'

• avaiti: knows, understands
• avaiti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√i (धातु: √i, इ)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; meaning 'knows/understands'

• vedaḥ: the Veda
• vedaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Kedāra is revered as a locus of austere, transcendent Śiva; the verse’s emphasis on anādibodha, svātantrya, and infinite śakti matches the Himalayan portrayal of Śiva as self-sufficient, omniscient, and the giver of liberating knowledge.

Significance: Pilgrimage supports inner renunciation and contemplation of Śiva’s absolute sovereignty; encourages surrender to His anugraha as the decisive factor for mokṣa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines Shiva (Pati) as the eternally free, all-knowing Lord whose power never declines and whose shakti is infinite—establishing Him as the ultimate refuge for liberation (moksha) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The Linga worship points to the same Maheshvara described here: while devotees approach Shiva through a sacred form (saguna upasana), the verse emphasizes His inner, transcendent sovereignty that the Veda recognizes beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as “sarvajña” and “svatantra” while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating His unfailing and infinite shakti; this supports steadiness of mind and devotion-oriented insight.