Shloka 10

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

तावत्सर्वपुराणानि प्रगर्जंति महीतले । यावच्छिवपुराणं हि नोदेष्यति जगत्यहो

Transliteration

tāvatsarvapurāṇāni pragarjaṃti mahītale | yāvacchivapurāṇaṃ hi nodeṣyati jagatyaho

Translation

Solange das Śiva-Purāṇa nicht aufsteht und sich in der Welt offenbart, werden alle Purāṇas auf Erden dröhnend brüllen.

Word by Word

• तावत्: so long; until then
• तावत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (काल-सीमा-अर्थे), correl. with यावत्

• सर्वपुराणानि: all the Purāṇas
• सर्वपुराणानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वाणि पुराणानि’

• प्रगर्जन्ति: roar/resound
• प्रगर्जन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√garj (गर्ज्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• महीतले: on the earth’s surface
• महीतले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मही-तलम्’ (earth-surface)

• यावत्: as long as; until
• यावत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (काल-सीमा-अर्थे), correl. with तावत्

• शिवपुराणम्: the Śiva Purāṇa
• शिवपुराणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘शिवस्य पुराणम्’

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• उदेष्यति: will arise/appear
• उदेष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√i (इ) (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अहो: ah!
• अहो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मय-उद्गार

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse declares the unique revelatory power of the Śiva Purāṇa: when it manifests, it becomes the decisive scripture that clarifies Shiva-tattva (Pati) and the path of liberation, surpassing general praise found in other Purāṇas.

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

By affirming the Śiva Purāṇa’s special emergence, it points the seeker toward Śiva-upāsanā as taught here—especially Saguna worship through the Liṅga as the accessible, grace-filled focus through which the Nirguṇa truth is realized.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening/recitation) of the Śiva Purāṇa alongside steady Śiva-nāma japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct means to awaken devotion and purify bondage.