Shloka 25

Devanagari script

हिरण्यनाभस्तत्पुत्रो योगाचार्य्यो बभूव ह । स शिष्यो जैमिनिमुनेर्ह्यात्मविद्याविशारदः

Transliteration

hiraṇyanābhastatputro yogācāryyo babhūva ha | sa śiṣyo jaiminimunerhyātmavidyāviśāradaḥ

Translation

Hiraṇyanābha’s son indeed became a great teacher of Yoga. He was a disciple of the sage Jaimini and was highly accomplished in the knowledge of the Self (ātma-vidyā).

Word by Word

• हिरण्यनाभः: Hiraṇyanābha (name)
• हिरण्यनाभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य-नाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (हिरण्यवत् नाभिः यस्य/हिरण्यनाभः)

• तत्-पुत्रः: his son
• तत्-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य पुत्रः)

• योगाचार्यः: teacher of yoga
• योगाचार्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य आचार्यः)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिष्यः: disciple
• शिष्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जैमिनि-मुनेः: of sage Jaimini
• जैमिनि-मुनेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि-मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जैमिनिः मुनिः)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• आत्मविद्याविशारदः: skilled in knowledge of the Self
• आत्मविद्याविशारदः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्म-विद्या-विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आत्मविद्यायां विशारदः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Hiranyanabha
• Jaimini

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal that liberation is supported by disciplined Yoga and ātma-vidyā (Self-knowledge), transmitted through a genuine guru–śiṣya lineage—preparing the seeker to realize the Lord (Pati) as the inner reality beyond bondage (pāśa).

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

Though the verse speaks of Yoga and Self-knowledge, in the Shiva Purana these mature through devotion and contemplation of Shiva—often beginning with Saguna worship such as Linga-upāsanā, which steadies the mind and ripens it for inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steady yogic discipline under guidance—daily japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and meditation that turns attention inward toward the Self, supported by Shaiva conduct and worship.