Shloka 3

Devīkṛta-praśna-varṇana (Description of the Goddess’s Questions) / देवीकृतप्रश्नवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

जायते न हि सन्देहो नेतरेषामिति श्रुतिः । शिवभक्तिविहीनानामिति तत्त्वार्थनिश्चयः

Transliteration

jāyate na hi sandeho netareṣāmiti śrutiḥ | śivabhaktivihīnānāmiti tattvārthaniścayaḥ

Translation

Indeed, about this no doubt arises—so declares the śruti; for others it is not so. This is the settled truth: those devoid of devotion to Śiva do not attain certainty of the true meaning, nor the intended spiritual fruit.

Word by Word

• जायते: arises; is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• इतरेषाम्: of others
• इतरेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-प्रयोग (pronominal adjective used substantively)

• इति: thus (so says)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative marker)

• श्रुतिः: the scripture/śruti
• श्रुतिः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शिव-भक्ति-विहीनानाम्: of those devoid of devotion to Śiva
• शिव-भक्ति-विहीनानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + विहीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः—शिवभक्तिविहीन (those devoid of devotion to Śiva)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative marker)

• तत्त्व-अर्थ-निश्चयः: the ascertainment of the true meaning
• तत्त्व-अर्थ-निश्चयः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्त्वार्थनिश्चय (determination of the true meaning/principle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa Samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts a settled Shaiva conclusion: certainty in the highest truth and its fruit is secured through Śiva-bhakti; without devotion to Pati (Śiva), spiritual attainment remains incomplete.

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

Linga/Saguna worship functions as a concrete support for Śiva-bhakti; the verse emphasizes that devotion—not mere external affiliation—determines whether spiritual certainty and grace-bearing realization arises.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate steady Śiva-bhakti through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with faithful Linga-pūjā; the key takeaway is removing doubt by consistent devotional discipline.