Shloka 5

गुरुत्व-परम्परा-शौचविधि-प्रश्नः

Questions on Guruhood, Lineage, and Purificatory Discipline

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा महेशतनयवचनं द्वैतनाशकम् । अद्वैतज्ञानजनकं सन्तुष्टोऽभून्महान्मुनिः

Transliteration

śrutvā maheśatanayavacanaṃ dvaitanāśakam | advaitajñānajanakaṃ santuṣṭo'bhūnmahānmuniḥ

Translation

Having heard the words of Mahesha’s son—words that destroy the sense of duality and give rise to the knowledge of non-duality—the great sage became wholly satisfied.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• महेशतनयवचनम्: the speech of Maheśa’s son (Kārttikeya)
• महेशतनयवचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश + तनय + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महेशस्य तनयस्य वचनम् = the speech of Maheśa's son)

• द्वैतनाशकम्: destroying duality
• द्वैतनाशकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वैत + नाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्वैतस्य नाशकम् = destroyer of duality); विशेषण (to vacanam)

• अद्वैतज्ञानजनकम्: giving rise to non-dual knowledge
• अद्वैतज्ञानजनकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्वैत + ज्ञान + जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अद्वैतज्ञानस्य जनकम् = producer of non-dual knowledge); विशेषण (to vacanam)

• सन्तुष्टः: satisfied
• सन्तुष्टः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle from सम्+तुष्); विशेषण (to muniḥ)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (to muniḥ)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita discourse to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahesha’s son (Shiva’s son)

FAQs

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

It highlights that Shiva’s grace-filled instruction dispels dvaita (the feeling of separation) and awakens liberating knowledge, bringing deep inner contentment to the seeker.

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

Saguna worship (such as Linga-puja) purifies the mind and matures devotion; from that ripened devotion, the seeker becomes fit to receive higher insight where the sense of separation dissolves in Shiva-realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplative listening (śravaṇa) to Shiva-centered teachings, supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotion, is implied as the practical means to overcome dualistic perception.