Shloka 61

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

कालेशं वृद्धकालेशं कालशेश्वरमेव वा । ज्येष्ठेशं जम्बुकेशं वा जैगीषव्येश्वरन्तु वा

Transliteration

kāleśaṃ vṛddhakāleśaṃ kālaśeśvarameva vā | jyeṣṭheśaṃ jambukeśaṃ vā jaigīṣavyeśvarantu vā

Translation

শিৱক কালেś, বৃদ্ধ-কালেś বা কালশেশ্বৰ ৰূপে পূজা কৰিব পাৰি; অথবা জ্যেষ্ঠেশ, জম্বুকেশ বা জৈগীষব্যেশ্বৰ ৰূপেও।

Word by Word

• कालेशम्: Kāleśa (Lord of Time)
• कालेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कालस्य ईशः)

• वृद्धकालेशम्: Vṛddhakāleśa
• वृद्धकालेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध + काल + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वृद्धः कालेशः / वृद्धकालस्य ईशः)

• कालशेश्वरम्: Kālaśeśvara
• कालशेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालश + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कालशस्य ईश्वरः)

• एव: indeed / also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: only/indeed)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive: or)

• ज्येष्ठेशम्: Jyeṣṭheśa
• ज्येष्ठेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्येष्ठस्य ईशः)

• जम्बुकेशम्: Jambukeśa
• जम्बुकेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बुक + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जम्बुकस्य ईशः)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• जैगीषव्येश्वरम्: Jaigīṣavyeśvara
• जैगीषव्येश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जैगीषव्यस्य ईश्वरः)

• तु: and / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोध-निपात (but/and indeed)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the one Supreme Pati (Śiva) is approached through many sacred names and liṅga-forms; the diversity of names supports devotion while affirming a single Lord who transcends time yet compassionately becomes accessible in temples and kṣetras.

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

The verse lists specific liṅga-epithets (Kāleśa, Jyeṣṭheśa, etc.), showing Saguna worship: devotees concentrate mind and mantra on a particular named form in a holy place, while understanding that the inner reality is the same Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa and liṅga-pūjā: worship a chosen Śiva-liṅga with steady remembrance (especially with the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’), offering water and bilva leaves with bhakti and inner surrender.