Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वक्ष्ये तदद्य ते ब्रह्मन्न देयं यस्य कस्यचित् । देयं शिष्याय शान्ताय शिवभक्तियुताय वै

Transliteration

vakṣye tadadya te brahmanna deyaṃ yasya kasyacit | deyaṃ śiṣyāya śāntāya śivabhaktiyutāya vai

Translation

O Brahmā, today I shall declare that teaching to you. It is not to be given to just anyone; it is to be imparted only to a disciple who is peaceful, self-controlled, and truly endowed with devotion to Śiva.

Word by Word

• vakṣye: I shall speak/tell
• vakṣye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लकारः लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचनम् (acc./nom. sg.; here object)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचनम् (gen./dat. sg.; here dative)

• brahman: O Brahmin
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (vocative sg.)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negative particle)

• deyam: to be given / should be given
• deyam: Vidhi/Pravṛtti (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ya (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विधेयभावः (predicative)

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी एकवचनम् (gen. sg.)

• kasyacit: of anyone (whatsoever)
• kasyacit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम) + cit (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी एकवचनम् (gen. sg.), अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• deyam: should be given
• deyam: Vidhi/Pravṛtti (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ya (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विधेयभावः

• śiṣyāya: to a disciple
• śiṣyāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, चतुर्थी एकवचनम् (dative sg.)

• śāntāya: peaceful
• śāntāya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, चतुर्थी एकवचनम् (dative sg.), विशेषणम् (qualifier of śiṣya)

• śivabhaktiyutāya: endowed with devotion to Śiva
• śivabhaktiyutāya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva-bhakti-yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, चतुर्थी एकवचनम् (dative sg.), विशेषणम्; समासः: शिवभक्तिः (ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa) + युत (possessed of)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes adhikāra (spiritual eligibility): Śiva’s highest instruction must be transmitted through the guru–śiṣya lineage only to one who is शांत (self-controlled) and firmly rooted in Śiva-bhakti, ensuring the teaching becomes a means to liberation rather than mere information.

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

Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship is not merely external ritual; it requires inner calm and devotion. The verse frames Shiva-upāsanā as an initiated, disciplined path where the forms and rites are effective when received properly and practiced with bhakti and restraint.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies mantra-upadeśa and disciplined sādhana under a guru—especially Śiva-mantra japa (such as the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) practiced with mental peace, ethical restraint, and steady devotion.