Shloka 37

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

विद्याजातं समस्तं च साक्षिमात्रं गुरोमुखात् । विनयादिगुणानाविष्कुर्वञ्जग्राह शक्तिमान्

Transliteration

vidyājātaṃ samastaṃ ca sākṣimātraṃ guromukhāt | vinayādiguṇānāviṣkurvañjagrāha śaktimān

Translation

সেই শক্তিমান গুরু-মুখ থেকে সমগ্র বিদ্যাজগতকে কেবল সাক্ষীভাবেই গ্রহণ করলেন; এবং গ্রহণ করতে করতে বিনয় প্রভৃতি গুণ প্রকাশ করলেন।

Word by Word

• विद्या-जातम्: the whole body of learning
• विद्या-जातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याजात (प्रातिपदिक; विद्या + जात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter

• समस्तम्: entire
• समस्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter (agreeing with विद्याजातम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• साक्षि-मात्रम्: only as a witness / effortlessly
• साक्षि-मात्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साक्षिमात्र (प्रातिपदिक; साक्षि + मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter; ‘mere witness-like’ (qualifying the reception/learning)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular masculine

• मुखात्: from (his) mouth
• मुखात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular neuter

• विनय-आदि-गुणान्: qualities such as humility
• विनय-आदि-गुणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनयादिगुण (प्रातिपदिक; विनय + आदि + गुण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; Accusative plural masculine

• आविष्कुर्वन्: manifesting
• आविष्कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविष्कृ (धातु; आविस् + कृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘while manifesting’

• जग्राह: received/learned
• जग्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular perfect

• शक्तिमान्: the capable one
• शक्तिमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that real vidyā is received through the guru with the attitude of a sākṣī (witness), free from pride, and is naturally accompanied by vinaya (humility)—a key Shaiva mark of ripening toward moksha under Pati’s grace.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in disciplined receptivity and surrender; learning becomes fruitful when offered to Saguna Shiva as devotion, without ego, like a witness who lets Shiva’s presence (Linga) be the center.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt guru-sevā and daily japa with a witness-attitude—especially Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—cultivating humility and restraint alongside simple Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and respectful conduct).