Shloka 27

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

मनोवेगं सर्वगं च विमानमनुगृह्य च । भुक्तभोगस्य तस्यापि भोगकौतूहलक्षये

Transliteration

manovegaṃ sarvagaṃ ca vimānamanugṛhya ca | bhuktabhogasya tasyāpi bhogakautūhalakṣaye

Translation

而（湿婆）以慈恩赐予他一乘天车（vimāna）——疾如意念，遍行诸方。然即便是已享诸乐之人，当对更进一步享受的好奇与贪恋消歇之时，转向更高归趣之心便随之生起。

Word by Word

• मनः: of the mind
• मनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (in compound relation)

• वेगम्: speed, swiftness
• वेगम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वगम्: all-going, able to go everywhere
• सर्वगम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषु गच्छति इति

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot/vehicle
• विमानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• अनुगृह्य: having favored, having granted
• अनुगृह्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√ग्रह् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having favored/after granting’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भुक्त: enjoyed, experienced
• भुक्त: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), used in compound

• भोगस्य: of enjoyment/pleasure
• भोगस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (pronoun)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/also

• भोग: of enjoyment
• भोग: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/compound relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (in compound relation)

• कौतूहल: curiosity, eagerness
• कौतूहल: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/compound relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (in compound relation)

• क्षये: at the exhaustion/cessation
• क्षये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): worldly boons may be given, but the deeper transformation occurs when attachment to enjoyment naturally wanes, opening the seeker to dispassion and liberation-oriented insight.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Śiva as the compassionate Lord who grants boons; in Linga-worship, devotees seek not only prosperity but also inner purification so that bhoga gives way to vairāgya and devotion ripens toward mokṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pair boon-seeking with daily Shiva-sadhana—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mental offering—so that desires subside and the mind turns steadily toward Śiva.