Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 110

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

सनालाम्रककूर्चादीन्कलशांश्च तथाष्टसु । पूरयेन्मंत्रपूतेन पंचद्र व्ययुतेन हि

Transliteration

sanālāmrakakūrcādīnkalaśāṃśca tathāṣṭasu | pūrayenmaṃtrapūtena paṃcadra vyayutena hi

Translation

Dapat niyang punuin at ihanda ang mga sisidlan—gaya ng bigkis ng dahon ng mangga na may tangkay at iba pang kasangkapang ritwal—gayundin ang walong kalaśa, gamit ang limang sagradong sangkap na pinadalisay ng mantra.

Word by Word

• सनालाम्रककूर्चादीन्: (items) like mango-sprout brushes with stalks, etc.
• सनालाम्रककूर्चादीन्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-नाल + आम्रक + कूर्च + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘स-’ = सह (with); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘नालेन सह आम्रककूर्चादयः’ (mango-sprout brushes etc. with stalks)

• कलशान्: pots
• कलशान्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise)

• अष्टसु: in/among the eight
• अष्टसु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective)

• पूरयेत्: should fill
• पूरयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense ‘to fill’

• मन्त्रपूतेन: with (water) purified by mantra
• मन्त्रपूतेन: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र + पूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मन्त्रेण पूतेन’ (purified by mantra)

• पञ्चद्रव्ययुतेन: mixed with five substances
• पञ्चद्रव्ययुतेन: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + द्रव्य + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘पञ्चभिः द्रव्यैः युतम्’ (endowed with five substances)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Mantra-pūta pañcadravya signifies purification and eligibility (adhikāra) of the bound soul (paśu) to approach Śiva; ritual ‘filling’ becomes a vehicle for grace (anugraha) through consecrated substances.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-worship is not merely external action: the offerings become spiritually effective when sanctified by mantra, aligning the devotee’s intention with Pati (Shiva) through disciplined ritual purity.

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

The verse describes preparatory steps for formal Linga-puja—arranging ritual vessels and filling them with consecrated substances—supporting Saguna worship as a means to approach the Nirguna truth of Shiva through orderly devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-consecration (mantra-pūta) of the offerings and filling the eight kalaśas with pañcadravya—performed with steady remembrance of Shiva, typically alongside japa such as the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).