Shloka 43

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

यदूर्जितं च नित्यं च तद्धि पौरुषमुच्यते । यद्दुर्बलमनित्यं च तद्धि प्राकृतमुच्यते

Transliteration

yadūrjitaṃ ca nityaṃ ca taddhi pauruṣamucyate | yaddurbalamanityaṃ ca taddhi prākṛtamucyate

Translation

สิ่งที่ทรงพลังและเป็นนิตย์ ย่อมเรียกว่า ‘เปารุษะ’ ส่วนสิ่งที่อ่อนกำลังและไม่เที่ยง ย่อมเรียกว่า ‘ปรากฤต’

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• ऊर्जितम्: strong
• ऊर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘strong/energetic’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• नित्यम्: eternal
• नित्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘permanent’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-निर्देश (correlative)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ

• पौरुषम्: pāuruṣa (man-made/heroic type)
• पौरुषम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्मसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• दुर्बलम्: weak
• दुर्बलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘weak’

• अनित्यम्: non-eternal
• अनित्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘impermanent’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-निर्देश

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ

• प्राकृतम्: prākṛta (ordinary type)
• प्राकृतम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्मसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A doctrinal definition: pauruṣa denotes the stronger, enduring principle; prākṛta denotes the weaker, impermanent. In Śaiva Siddhānta this supports viveka between the eternal Lord (Pati) and the mutable realm of māyā (pāśa) and embodied experience.

Significance: Encourages discernment (viveka) in worship: seek the nitya-śiva-tattva beyond anitya prakṛti; reorients pilgrimage from mere merit to liberation-oriented understanding.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches viveka (discernment): the eternal, empowering principle is aligned with the higher Self under Shiva’s lordship, while the weak and changing belongs to Prakriti; liberation comes by turning from the impermanent to the eternal reality of Pati (Shiva).

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to seek the nitya (eternal) Shiva beyond changing appearances; Saguna Shiva is approached devotionally as the stable refuge, leading the seeker from prākṛta attachments toward pauruṣa realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady attention on the eternal (nitya) Shiva, supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha to reduce prākṛta restlessness.