Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45

भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins

Devanagari script

विज्ञानसंग्रहस्यास्य वेदशास्त्राणि कृत्स्नशः । सेतिहासपुराणानि विद्या व्याख्यानविस्तरः

Transliteration

vijñānasaṃgrahasyāsya vedaśāstrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ | setihāsapurāṇāni vidyā vyākhyānavistaraḥ

Translation

In diesem Kompendium geistigen Wissens werden die Veden und die Śāstras vollständig dargelegt, zusammen mit den Itihāsas und Purāṇas—eine Lehre, die durch weitreichende Auslegung entfaltet wird.

Word by Word

• विज्ञानसंग्रहस्य: of the compendium of knowledge
• विज्ञानसंग्रहस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष ‘collection of knowledge’

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular ‘of this’

• वेदशास्त्राणि: Vedas and treatises
• वेदशास्त्राणि: उद्देश्य/विषय (Topic/Content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Nom./Acc. plural; द्वन्द्व ‘Vedas and śāstras’

• कृत्स्नशः: completely
• कृत्स्नशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्नशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/सम्पूर्णता-अव्यय — adverb ‘entirely, in full’

• स: that/it
• स: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular (demonstrative ‘that/it’)

• इतिहासपुराणानि: Itihāsas and Purāṇas
• इतिहासपुराणानि: उद्देश्य/विषय (Topic/Content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Nom./Acc. plural; द्वन्द्व ‘Itihāsas and Purāṇas’

• विद्या: knowledge/learning
• विद्या: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• व्याख्यानविस्तरः: elaborate explanation
• व्याख्यानविस्तरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याख्यान + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष ‘expansion by explanation / explanatory elaboration’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It affirms that the Shiva Purana functions as a comprehensive vehicle of vijñāna (realized spiritual knowledge), integrating Vedic, śāstric, and Purāṇic teachings into an explanatory framework that supports liberation-oriented understanding.

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

By grounding Purāṇic exposition in Veda and Śāstra, it legitimizes Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a scripturally supported means to approach Pati (Śiva) and progress toward true knowledge and mokṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse primarily recommends śāstra-adhyayana and reflective contemplation (svādhyāya and mananā) as practice—studying and internalizing Shiva-centered teaching as a disciplined path of knowledge leading to devotion and clarity.