Shloka 52

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

विद्येशं दशसाहस्रं रुद्रं वैनायकं तथा । औमं मातृपुराणाख्यं प्रत्येकाष्टसहस्रकम्

Transliteration

vidyeśaṃ daśasāhasraṃ rudraṃ vaināyakaṃ tathā | aumaṃ mātṛpurāṇākhyaṃ pratyekāṣṭasahasrakam

Translation

«قسم ڤِدييِشڤَرا (Vidyeśvara) يبلغ عشرة آلاف بيت؛ وكذلك قسم رودرا وقسم ڤَينايَكَ. وأما قسم أَوما (Auma) والقسم المعروف باسم ماتْرِپُرانا (Mātṛpurāṇa)—فكلّ واحدٍ منهما يُقال إنه ثمانية آلاف بيت.»

Word by Word

• विद्येशम्: Vidyeśa (section/text)
• विद्येशम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) गणनायाम्/उल्लेखे
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular) — ग्रन्थनाम (name of a section/text)

• दशसाहस्रम्: ten-thousand (in extent)
• दशसाहस्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) — परिमाण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — द्विगु: ‘दश सहस्राणि’ (ten thousands = 10,000) संख्या-विशेषणम्

• रुद्रम्: Rudra (section/text)
• रुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) उल्लेखे
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular) — ग्रन्थनाम

• वैनायकम्: Vaināyaka (section/text)
• वैनायकम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) उल्लेखे
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter/Masc, Accusative, Singular) — ग्रन्थनाम (relating to Vināyaka/Gaṇeśa)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक (also/likewise)

• औमम्: Auma (section/text)
• औमम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) उल्लेखे
• Type: Noun
• Root: औम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter/Masc, Accusative, Singular) — ग्रन्थनाम (relating to Oṃ)

• मातृपुराणाख्यम्: called ‘Mātṛpurāṇa’
• मातृपुराणाख्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) — औमम् विशेषणम्
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातृपुराण + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — तत्पुरुष: ‘मातृपुराण-आख्य’ = ‘called (as) Mātṛpurāṇa’

• प्रत्येक: each
• प्रत्येक: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण) — वितरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्येक (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — वितरणवाचक (distributive adverb): ‘each’

• अष्टसहस्रकम्: eight-thousand (in extent)
• अष्टसहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म) — (implicit) परिमाण/संख्या
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — द्विगु: ‘अष्ट सहस्राणि’ (eight thousands = 8,000)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a cataloguing verse: it lists saṃhitā/sections (Vidyeśvara, Rudra, Vaināyaka, Auma, Mātṛpurāṇa) with their verse counts, functioning as a textual map rather than a site-origin narrative.

Significance: Merit is tied to knowing/reciting the Śiva Purāṇa’s divisions; the named sections indicate thematic gateways—vidyā (knowledge), rudra-tattva (lordship), vināyaka (remover of obstacles), praṇava (Oṃ), and mātṛ (divine mothers).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Implied) Oṃ as praṇava is referenced by the section-name ‘Auma’.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It frames the Shiva Purana as a deliberately organized revelation: distinct sections (samhitā-portions) preserve specific streams of Shaiva teaching—worship, mantra (Oṃ), and devotional disciplines—guiding the seeker toward Shiva (Pati) as the liberating Lord.

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

By naming core sections such as Vidyeśvara and Auma, the verse points to the Purana’s practical Shaiva orientation—where Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā) and mantra-centered devotion are taught systematically across these portions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Indirectly, it highlights mantra-based practice—especially Oṃ-oriented contemplation and Shaiva japa (commonly aligned with the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a central thread developed in the Auma/Vidyeśvara teachings.