Shloka 8

व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā

Devanagari script

आत्मानं मेनिरे सर्वे कृतार्था वयमित्युत । शिवप्रीत्या सुपूर्णार्थाश्शिवभक्तिरतास्सदा

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ menire sarve kṛtārthā vayamityuta | śivaprītyā supūrṇārthāśśivabhaktiratāssadā

Translation

Da hielten sich alle für wahrhaft erfüllt und sprachen: „Wir haben unser Ziel erreicht.“ Denn indem sie Śiva erfreuten, wurden ihre Anliegen vollkommen vollendet, und sie blieben für immer in Śiva-bhakti, der Hingabe an Śiva, verankert.

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: themselves
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मेनिरे: considered/thought
• मेनिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु; मन्यते)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश (pronominal adjective used substantively)

• कृतार्थाः: fulfilled/successful
• कृतार्थाः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of सर्वे)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता; उद्धृतवाक्ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• उत: indeed/also
• उत: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/optional particle)

• शिवप्रीत्या: due to Shiva’s pleasure/for pleasing Shiva
• शिवप्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + प्रीति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु (instrumental of cause)

• सु-पूर्णार्थाः: fully accomplished in purpose
• सु-पूर्णार्थाः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पूर्ण-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सु + पूर्ण + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of implied subject)

• शिवभक्तिरताः: devoted to Shiva-bhakti
• शिवभक्तिरताः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-भक्ति-रत (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + भक्ति + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse articulates the fruit (kṛtārthatā) of pleasing Śiva—an idea central to Kāśī’s promise of mokṣa under Viśvanātha’s grace.

Significance: Frames Śiva-bhakti as the consummation of all puruṣārthas; in Kāśī this is classically interpreted as liberation through Śiva’s special grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that true life-fulfillment (kṛtārthatā) culminates in Śiva-prīti—securing the Lord’s grace—after which the devotee naturally abides in steady Śiva-bhakti, the Shaiva path to liberation.

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

“Pleasing Śiva” is practically embodied in Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā with mantra, offerings, and reverence—through which devotion matures and the devotee’s aims become ‘fully accomplished’ by Śiva’s favor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is daily Śiva-bhakti: regular Linga worship with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by purity and steadiness; the emphasis is constancy (sadā) rather than a single act.