Shloka 9

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

यूयं खलु महाभागाश्शिवभक्ता दृढव्रताः । इति निश्चित्य युष्माकं वक्ष्यामि श्रूयताम्मुदा

Transliteration

yūyaṃ khalu mahābhāgāśśivabhaktā dṛḍhavratāḥ | iti niścitya yuṣmākaṃ vakṣyāmi śrūyatāmmudā

Translation

You are indeed most fortunate—devotees of Lord Śiva, steadfast in your vows. Knowing this with certainty, I shall speak for your sake; listen with joy.

Word by Word

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: सम्बोधन/कर्ता (Addressed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चय/स्मरणार्थ (indeed/surely)

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate ones
• महाभागाः: सम्बोधन/विशेष्य (Vocative-like nominative of address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् भागः येषाम् / महा-भाग), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शिव-भक्ताः: devotees of Śiva
• शिव-भक्ताः: सम्बोधन/विशेष्य (Appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य भक्ताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दृढ-व्रताः: firm in vows
• दृढ-व्रताः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (दृढं व्रतं येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• निश्चित्य: having decided
• निश्चित्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-√चि (धातु); क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Kṛdanta)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having ascertained/decided)

• युष्माकम्: for you; of you
• युष्माकम्: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (For you / your)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• वक्ष्यामि: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard
• श्रूयताम्: क्रिया (Injunctive/benedictive instruction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'let it be heard')

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: करण (Instrument/Mode)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Stresses dṛḍha-vrata and śravaṇa with mudā (joy): in Siddhānta, such disciplined receptivity is a proximate cause for Śiva’s grace (anugraha) and removal of pāśa.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that steadfast Śiva-bhakti and disciplined vows make the seeker a fit recipient of sacred instruction; joyful listening (śravaṇa) becomes a direct means to receive Śiva’s grace.

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

By praising firm vows and devotion, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through reverent practices (including Liṅga-upāsanā) and attentive hearing of His glories as a path that purifies and steadies the mind.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate practice is śravaṇa—listening with glad faith; it naturally pairs with vrata-observance and bhakti disciplines such as japa of Śiva’s names (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī) and regular worship.