Shloka 82

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

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

Devanagari script

शिवव्रतैकनिष्ठस्य नाशौचं न च सूतकम् । ललाटेऽग्रे सितं भस्म तिलकं धारयेन्मृदा

Transliteration

śivavrataikaniṣṭhasya nāśaucaṃ na ca sūtakam | lalāṭe'gre sitaṃ bhasma tilakaṃ dhārayenmṛdā

Translation

جو شِو ورت میں یکسو اور ثابت قدم ہو، اُس کے لیے نہ اَشَوچ ہے نہ سوتک۔ وہ پاک مٹی سے تیار کیا ہوا سفید بھسم کا تلک پیشانی کے اگلے حصے پر دھارے۔

Word by Word

• शिवव्रत-एक-निष्ठस्य: of one devoted solely to the Śiva-vow
• शिवव्रत-एक-निष्ठस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवव्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—शिवव्रते एकनिष्ठः (तत्पुरुष)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अशौचम्: impurity (ritual defilement)
• अशौचम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशौच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• न: nor/not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सूतकम्: birth/ death pollution (sūtaka)
• सूतकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• ललाटे: on the forehead
• ललाटे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अग्रे: in the front (forepart)
• अग्रे: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘अग्रे’ = in front/at the forepart

• सितम्: white
• सितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• भस्म: sacred ash
• भस्म: कर्म (Object; what is applied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन्/भस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• तिलकम्: tilaka mark
• तिलकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धारयेत्: should wear/should apply
• धारयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• मृदा: with earth/clay
• मृदा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Kāśī-kṣetra, Śiva is revered as Viśvanātha, the Lord of the universe; the Purāṇic Kāśī-māhātmya tradition presents the kṣetra as Śiva’s own abode where His grace overrides ordinary limitations and hastens liberation for the devoted.

Significance: Bhasma-dhāraṇa and Śiva-vrata identity are presented as markers of Śiva’s protective grace; in Kāśī, such devotion is traditionally held to accelerate release from pāśa (bondage) and confer fearlessness regarding impurity and death-related anxieties.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the purifying power of unwavering Shiva-vrata: devotion to Pati (Shiva) and the Shaiva marks (bhasma-tilaka) are presented as signs of inner consecration that transcend ordinary notions of ritual impurity.

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

Bhasma-tilaka is a visible Shaiva emblem associated with Saguna Shiva worship and Linga-upasana; it outwardly affirms surrender to Shiva while reminding the devotee of detachment and the impermanence of the body.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It recommends bhasma-dhāraṇa—applying white sacred ash as a forehead tilaka (often understood in Shaiva practice as part of Tripuṇḍra observance), undertaken with purity and single-minded devotion to Shiva.