Shloka 9

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायां नवमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃ navamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

وهكذا، في «شري شيفا مهابورانا»، ضمن «فيدييشفارا-سَمهِتا»، يختتم الفصل التاسع.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• श्री: revered; auspicious
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन-एकवचन; उपसर्गवत् आदरसूचक (honorific)

• शिवमहापुराणे: in the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• शिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• विद्येश्वरसंहितायाम्: in the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• विद्येश्वरसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश्वर + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• नवमः: ninth
• नवमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (heading style)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single Jyotirliṅga; it depicts Śiva’s gracious acceptance of worship and His paternal address to Brahmā and Viṣṇu, a template for how divine grace responds to humility and pūjā.

Significance: General: emphasizes that sincere pūjā on a ‘mahā-dina’ draws Śiva’s satisfaction (tuṣṭi) and grace, encouraging vrata and temple worship.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Auspicious ‘mahā-dina’ framing: a sanctified time when worship bears intensified fruit (kāla-viśeṣa).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter, emphasizing śāstric continuity and the integrity of the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā’s transmission—an aid to disciplined study (svādhyāya) in the Shaiva path.

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

Though it contains no direct ritual instruction, it frames the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā section where foundational teachings on Śiva worship—often including Liṅga devotion and mantra-based approach to Saguna Śiva—are traditionally presented and preserved chapter by chapter.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular recitation and study of the Purāṇa in sequence (pārāyaṇa/svādhyāya), typically supported by Shaiva disciplines such as mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and devotional listening (śravaṇa).