Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 42

Śivakṣetra–Tīrtha–Māhātmya

The Salvific Function of Shiva’s Sacred Domains

Devanagari script

भोगांशो भोगनाश्यस्तु नान्यथा पुण्यकोटिभिः । बीजप्ररोहे नष्टे तु शेषो भोगाय कल्पते

Transliteration

bhogāṃśo bhoganāśyastu nānyathā puṇyakoṭibhiḥ | bījaprarohe naṣṭe tu śeṣo bhogāya kalpate

Translation

已开始结成果报、成为受用经验（bhoga）的那一分业，只能通过亲自受报而耗尽；除此之外，纵有亿万功德亦不能令其消灭。然若业之种子与萌芽被摧破，所余者仅成残余受用可供“耗尽”，不再生起新的系缚。

Word by Word

• भोगांशः: a portion of enjoyment (karmic experience)
• भोगांशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग-अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भोगस्य अंशः)

• भोगनाश्यः: to be destroyed/consumed by experiencing (bhoga)
• भोगनाश्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोग-नाश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भोगेन नाश्यः/भोगस्य नाश्यः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise/in another way
• अन्यथा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुण्यकोटिभिः: by crores of merits
• पुण्यकोटिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुण्यस्य कोटिः)

• बीजप्ररोहे: in the sprouting of the seed
• बीजप्ररोहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज-प्ररोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बीजस्य प्ररोहः)

• नष्टे: when (it is) destroyed
• नष्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नश् (धातु) → नष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• शेषः: the remainder
• शेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भोगाय: for enjoyment/experience
• भोगाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• कल्पते: is fit/serves; becomes applicable
• कल्पते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It distinguishes karma that must be lived through (prārabdha-like ‘bhoga’) from the deeper causal seed; liberation is linked to destroying the seed of bondage rather than trying to erase lived destiny through mere merit.

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

Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are presented as transformative: not merely producing punya, but burning the causal ‘seed’ of bondage through Shiva’s grace, so residual experiences do not bind again.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Shiva-dhyāna and disciplined living is implied as the means to destroy the karmic seed, while accepting residual life-experiences without attachment.