Shloka 34

Devanagari script

इदमाख्यानममलं सर्वपापप्रणाशकम् । धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं सर्वकामप्रदायकम्

Transliteration

idamākhyānamamalaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśakam | dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ sarvakāmapradāyakam

Translation

This stainless sacred narrative destroys all sins. It bestows blessedness, fame, long life, and grants every worthy desire.

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ākhyānam: narrative, account
• ākhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• amalam: pure, spotless
• amalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśakam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-praṇāśakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + praṇāśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative): सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशकं; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhanyam: blessed, auspicious
• dhanyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• yaśasyam: fame-giving, glorious
• yaśasyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• āyuṣyam: life-prolonging
• āyuṣyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarva-kāma-pradāyakam: giver of all desires
• sarva-kāma-pradāyakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative): सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति यत्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Phalaśruti-style verse: the narrative itself is praised as purifying and wish-fulfilling; not tied to a single Jyotirliṅga locale.

Significance: Establishes śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembering) of Śiva-kathā as a ‘tīrtha’ in itself—removing pāśa (bondage as mala/karma) and generating auspiciousness.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims the purifying power of Shiva-kathā: sincere hearing/recitation burns accumulated pāpa and generates puṇya, supporting both worldly well-being and the Shaiva aim of inner purification leading toward moksha.

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

By praising the ‘ākhyāna’ itself, the Purana teaches that devotion to Saguna Shiva is nourished through Shiva’s stories—strengthening faith (bhakti) that naturally expresses as Linga worship, vows, and regular remembrance of the Lord’s forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva Purana narratives as a vrata-like practice—especially on auspicious days such as Mahāśivarātri—supported by mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) for steady purification.