Shloka 122

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

स्कान्दं तथैव ब्रह्माण्डाख्यं पुराणं च कीर्तितम् । यशस्यं पुण्यदं नॄणां श्रोतॄणां शांकरं यश

Transliteration

skāndaṃ tathaiva brahmāṇḍākhyaṃ purāṇaṃ ca kīrtitam | yaśasyaṃ puṇyadaṃ nṝṇāṃ śrotṝṇāṃ śāṃkaraṃ yaśa

Translation

وكذلك يُعلَن «سكندا بورانا» و«البورانا» المعروف باسم «براهماندا». ولمن يصغي، يمنحان الشهرة والبركة؛ وتغدو المجدُ الشيفي—أي مديحُ شانكرا—مشهورًا بين السامعين.

Word by Word

• स्कान्दम्: the Skānda (Purāṇa)
• स्कान्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कान्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ब्रह्माण्डाख्यम्: the one called Brahmāṇḍa (Purāṇa)
• ब्रह्माण्डाख्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (नामधेय-निर्देशक, ‘called Brahmāṇḍa’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed/mentioned
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• यशस्यम्: fame-giving/glorious
• यशस्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• पुण्यदम्: merit-bestowing
• पुण्यदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (‘giver of merit’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• नॄणाम्: of men/people
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• श्रोतॄणाम्: of the listeners
• श्रोतॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• शांकरम्: Śaṅkara’s / Śaiva
• शांकरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शांकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (‘pertaining to Śaṅkara/Śiva’)

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Skanda

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout listening) to Purāṇic narration—especially that which glorifies Śaṅkara—purifies the listener and produces puṇya, establishing one in auspiciousness and a Śaiva orientation toward liberation.

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

By praising ‘Śāṃkara yaśaḥ’ (the glory of Śiva), the verse supports Saguna devotion—hearing and remembering Śiva’s names, forms, and deeds—which naturally ripens into reverence for the Liṅga as Śiva’s accessible, grace-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa of Śaiva kathā (listening to Śiva Purāṇa/Skanda/Brahmāṇḍa passages) as a vrata-like discipline, ideally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the ‘Śāṃkara’ teaching.