Shloka 59

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

संहिता ऋग्यजुःसाम्नां संहन्यन्ते मनीषिभिः सामान्या वैकृताश्चैव द्रष्टृभिस्तैः पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

saṃhitā ṛgyajuḥsāmnāṃ saṃhanyante manīṣibhiḥ sāmānyā vaikṛtāścaiva draṣṭṛbhistaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

تُجمَع سَمهِيتا الريغ واليَجُس والسامان ويُنسِّقها الحكماء. وعلى أيدي أولئك «الدراشْتْر» (العارفين الرائين) تُعرَض أيضاً على نحوٍ منفصل: في صورتها العامة (سَامَانْيَة) وفي صورها المتحوّلة الخاصة (ڤَيْكْرِتَة)، كلٌّ بحسب روايته.

Word by Word

• संहिता (saṃhitā): collected recension/compilation

• ऋग् (ṛg): Rigveda

• यजुः (yajuḥ): Yajurveda

• साम्नाम् (sāmnām): of the Sāmaveda

• संहन्यन्ते (saṃhanyante): are compiled/put together

• मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ): by the wise/sages

• सामान्या (sāmānyā): common/general

• वैकृताः (vaikṛtāḥ): modified/variant

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• द्रष्टृभिः (draṣṭṛbhiḥ): by the seers/visionaries

• तैः (taiḥ): by them

• पृथक् पृथक् (pṛthak pṛthak): separately, each in its own way.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rigveda
• Yajurveda
• Samaveda
• Rishis (Draṣṭṛs)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It grounds Linga-oriented Shaiva ritual and doctrine in Vedic revelation by affirming that the Vedas exist as carefully compiled Saṃhitās and recognized recensions, preserving mantra-authority (śabda-pramāṇa) for Mahādeva’s worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as knowable through revealed sound (Veda) arranged by seers—supporting the Shaiva Siddhānta view that Pati (Shiva) is accessed through āgamic-vedic mantra and right understanding, while Pashu remains bound by Pāśa without such illumination.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes mantra-based Vedic discipline—recitation and correct lineage transmission of Saṃhitā/śākhā—which underpins Shiva-pūjā, homa, and Pāśupata-aligned sādhanā where precise mantra and recension matter.