Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

नमस्कृत्याथ सम्पूज्य भक्त्या परमयान्विताः । शतरुद्रादिभिः स्तुत्वा स्तुतिभिर्व्वेदपारगाः

Transliteration

namaskṛtyātha sampūjya bhaktyā paramayānvitāḥ | śatarudrādibhiḥ stutvā stutibhirvvedapāragāḥ

Translation

Then, having bowed down and duly worshipped, filled with supreme devotion, those sages well-versed in the Vedas praised Śiva with hymns such as the Śatarudrīya and other Vedic eulogies.

Word by Word

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-कृ (धातु; नामधातु/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘नमस्’ उपपदपूर्वक (having made salutation)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (sequencing particle)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक; परम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भक्त्या इति विशेषण (qualifier)

• अन्विताः: endowed (with)
• अन्विताः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √इ ‘to go’ से क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) अर्थे ‘युक्त/समन्वित’

• शतरुद्रादिभिः: by (hymns) such as the Śatarudra
• शतरुद्रादिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-रुद्र-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; शत + रुद्र + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण (means: by hymns like Śatarudra)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• स्तुतिभिः: with praises/hymns
• स्तुतिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण

• वेदपारगाः: knowers who have crossed/ mastered the Vedas
• वेदपारगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-पारग (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + पारग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Kāśī setting, the sages perform namaskāra and sampūjā and praise Śiva with Śatarudrīya—typical of Viśvanātha worship where Vedic stuti accompanies temple ritual.

Significance: Vedic stuti (Śatarudrīya) and pūjā are framed as direct means to win Śiva’s prasāda (anugraha), culminating in liberation discourse in the Mukti-maṇḍapa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Quoted by reference) Śatarudrīya (Śatarudra) and allied Vedic stutis.

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true approach to Pati (Śiva) begins with humility (namaskāra), proper worship (pūjā), and mature bhakti, supported by sacred sound (stuti) as a purifier of the bound soul (paśu).

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

The sequence—bowing, worship, and hymn-recitation—reflects standard Saguna Śiva-upāsanā: honoring the Lord in a worshipful form (often the Liṅga) and praising Him through authoritative Vedic hymns like the Śatarudrīya.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with reverence and recite Śatarudrīya (or other Śiva-stutis) as japa/chanting; this pairs devotional intent with mantra-centered contemplation of Śiva.