Shloka 107

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

देवालयेऽथ गोष्ठे वा चैत्ये वापि गृहांगणे । प्रादेशोन्नतधिष्ण्ये वै द्विहस्ते च स्वलंकृते

Transliteration

devālaye'tha goṣṭhe vā caitye vāpi gṛhāṃgaṇe | prādeśonnatadhiṣṇye vai dvihaste ca svalaṃkṛte

Translation

مندر میں ہو یا گوٹھ میں، چَیتیہ میں یا گھر کے آنگن میں بھی، ایک پرادیش کے برابر اونچا اور دو ہاتھ کے پھیلاؤ جتنا، خوب آراستہ پوجا-منچ تیار کرے۔

Word by Word

• देवालये: in a temple
• देवालये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवानाम् आलयः’

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• गोष्ठे: in a cowshed/assembly-place
• गोष्ठे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• चैत्ये: at a shrine/caitya
• चैत्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• गृहाङ्गणे: in the courtyard of a house
• गृहाङ्गणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + अङ्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गृहस्य अङ्गणम्’

• प्रादेशोन्नतधिष्ण्ये: on a platform raised by a prādeśa (span)
• प्रादेशोन्नतधिष्ण्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रादेश + उन्नत + धिष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘प्रादेशेन उन्नतं धिष्ण्यम्’ (a platform raised by a span)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• द्विहस्ते: (of) two hands (in measure)
• द्विहस्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु: ‘द्वौ हस्तौ प्रमाणं यस्य’ (two-hand measure)

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

• स्वलङ्कृते: well-adorned
• स्वलङ्कृते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + अलङ्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) from √कृ (धातु) with उपसर्ग अलम्/अलङ्: ‘अलङ्कृत’ = adorned; ‘सु-’ intensifier

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms that Śiva-pūjā is not restricted to a famed kṣetra; any properly prepared locus (temple, gośālā, caitya, or home-courtyard) can become a sanctified field for receiving Śiva’s grace (anugraha) when done with vidhi and bhakti.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s worship is not restricted to grand temples; any pure place—temple, shrine, cowshed, or home courtyard—can become sacred when arranged with reverence, supporting steady bhakti and inner purity.

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

By prescribing a dedicated, elevated, and adorned seat/platform, the verse supports proper external worship of Saguna Shiva as the Linga—creating a focused ritual space that mirrors inner concentration on Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a clean, slightly raised altar of appropriate size and decorate it before beginning Shiva-puja—then worship with mantra (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady, collected mind.