Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 112

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

सुवर्णप्रतिमां विष्णोरिंद्रा दीनां च निक्षिपेत् । सशिरस्के मध्यकुंभे विष्णुमाबाह्य पूजयेत्

Transliteration

suvarṇapratimāṃ viṣṇoriṃdrā dīnāṃ ca nikṣipet | saśiraske madhyakuṃbhe viṣṇumābāhya pūjayet

Translation

Dapat ilagay ang isang gintong larawan ni Viṣṇu, at ilagay din ang larawan ni Indra at ng mapagpakumbabang nagsusumamo. Sa gitnang banga (kumbha) na may takip, anyayahan si Viṣṇu na manahan at sambahin Siya.

Word by Word

• सुवर्ण-प्रतिमाम्: a golden image
• सुवर्ण-प्रतिमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सुवर्णस्य प्रतिमा’ (golden image)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• इन्द्रात्: from Indra
• इन्द्रात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (ablative: from)

• दीनाम्: poor/wretched (as an offering)
• दीनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रतिमाम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• निक्षिपेत्: should place/put down
• निक्षिपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः ‘नि-’

• स-शिरस्के: in/into the lidded (covered)
• स-शिरस्के: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपपद) + शिरस्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘शिरसा सह’ (with the head/with a lid/top)

• मध्य-कुम्भे: in the central pot
• मध्य-कुम्भे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘मध्यस्थः कुम्भः/कुम्भस्य मध्ये’ (in the middle pot)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आ-वाह्य: having invoked
• आ-वाह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) from causative/ā-√vah: ‘having invoked/brought near’

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra

FAQs

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

It shows that Shaiva worship can include respectful honoring of other devatās (like Viṣṇu and Indra) within a larger Shiva-centered rite, affirming dharmic harmony while directing the practitioner toward the supreme goal—grace and liberation through Pati (Shiva).

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

In the ritual sequence, subsidiary devatā worship and kalasha-invocation support purity and order (vidhi) before the main Shaiva focus; such steps prepare the mind for Saguna worship (with form) that culminates in devotion to Shiva as the supreme Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates kalasha worship (madhya-kumbha), with āvāhana (invocation/installation) and pūjā of the invoked deity; as a takeaway, perform focused invocation, offer respectful worship, and keep the mind steady in mantra-bhāva during the rite.