Shloka 161

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

व्यासेन यत्पुराप्रोक्तं यच्छ्रुतं हि मया पुरा । भद्र मस्तु हि वोऽस्माकं शिवभक्तिर्दृढाऽस्तुसा

Transliteration

vyāsena yatpurāproktaṃ yacchrutaṃ hi mayā purā | bhadra mastu hi vo'smākaṃ śivabhaktirdṛḍhā'stusā

Translation

ถ้อยคำที่ฤๅษีวยาสะเคยกล่าวไว้แต่กาลก่อน และที่ข้าพเจ้าเคยได้สดับมาแต่ครั้งโบราณ—ขอความเป็นมงคลจงมีแก่ท่านทั้งหลายและแก่พวกเรา; ขอภักติแด่พระศิวะจงมั่นคงไม่หวั่นไหว

Word by Word

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa
• व्यासेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक relative pronoun)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रोक्तम्: spoken/declared
• प्रोक्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: अधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भद्रम्: auspiciousness/welfare
• भद्रम्: कर्म (Predicate nominative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (मङ्गलार्थक)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• वः: for you (pl.)
• वः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (context: dative/for you)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), बहुवचन

• शिवभक्तिः: devotion to Śiva
• शिवभक्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य भक्तिः)

• दृढा: firm
• दृढा: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śivabhaktiḥ)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सा: that (she/that devotion)
• सा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अन्वय: सा [भक्तिः])

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A transmission-colophon sentiment: Sūta recalls Vyāsa’s earlier teaching and blesses the audience with firm Śiva-bhakti; not a sthāla narrative.

Significance: Positions the teaching within paramparā (Vyāsa → Sūta → sages), implying that steadfast devotion itself is auspicious and protective for practitioners and listeners.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It emphasizes the sanctity of authentic transmission (heard from Vyāsa) and frames the teaching as a blessing: the highest good is steadfast śivabhakti, the stable orientation of the soul toward Pati (Śiva) for grace and liberation.

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

By praying for firm devotion, it supports regular Saguna upāsanā—especially Linga-worship—because steadiness (dṛḍhatā) in practice is what matures reverence into grace-bearing bhakti in the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies consistent daily bhakti: steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and faithful Linga-pūjā with purity and remembrance, so devotion becomes unwavering.