Shiva Purana — Kailasa Samhita, Shloka 61

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

इति जप्त्वा महादेवं सांबं संसारभेषजम् । सर्वज्ञमपराधीनं सर्वानुग्रहकारकम्

Transliteration

iti japtvā mahādevaṃ sāṃbaṃ saṃsārabheṣajam | sarvajñamaparādhīnaṃ sarvānugrahakārakam

Translation

如是诵念之后，当礼拜大天尊——与安芭同在的湿婆；祂是解除世间系缚之良药，是全知的主宰，独立自在不依他者，并向一切众生施予恩典。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समापनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √जप्; ‘having recited’ (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक) [महत् + देव]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• साम्बम्: (Śiva) with Umā
• साम्बम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) [सा + अम्ब]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) महादेवम्

• संसारभेषजम्: remedy for saṃsāra
• संसारभेषजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसारभेषज (प्रातिपदिक) [संसार + भेषज]
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; महादेवम् इत्यस्य विशेषण-रूपेण

• सर्वज्ञम्: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) [सर्व + ज्ञ]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier) महादेवम्

• अपराधीनम्: independent (not dependent on others)
• अपराधीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराधीन (प्रातिपदिक) [अ + पराधीन]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् महादेवम्

• सर्वानुग्रहकारकम्: giver of all grace
• सर्वानुग्रहकारकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वानुग्रहकारक (प्रातिपदिक) [सर्व + अनुग्रह + कारक]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् महादेवम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of Kailāsa-saṁhitā to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śiva (with Ambā) as saṃsāra-bheṣaja—healer of bondage—highlighting pilgrimage/worship as a direct means to receive anugraha and loosen pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: महादेवं सांबं संसारभेषजम् । सर्वज्ञमपराधीनं सर्वानुग्रहकारकम्

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere japa culminates in turning to Śiva (with Śakti) as the true cure for saṁsāra, because liberation ultimately comes through His anugraha (grace) and His independent lordship as Pati.

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

By praising Mahādeva as sāmbam (Śiva with Ambā), it supports Saguna worship—approaching the Lord through form and devotion (often via the Liṅga)—while affirming His transcendent qualities like sarvajñatva and independence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse explicitly points to mantra-japa (repetitive recitation) followed by worship and surrender to Śiva’s grace; it aligns well with Panchākṣarī japa and devotional contemplation of Śiva as the remover of worldly bondage.