Shloka 121

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

आग्नेयं ब्रह्मवैवर्त लिंगं वाराहमेव च । वामनाख्यं ततः कौर्मं मात्स्यं गारुडमेव च

Transliteration

āgneyaṃ brahmavaivarta liṃgaṃ vārāhameva ca | vāmanākhyaṃ tataḥ kaurmaṃ mātsyaṃ gāruḍameva ca

Translation

(They are) the Āgneya, the Brahmavaivarta, the Liṅga, the Vārāha, the one called Vāmana; then the Kaurma, the Mātsya, and also the Gāruḍa (Purāṇas).

Word by Word

• आग्नेयम्: the Āgneya (Purāṇa)
• आग्नेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• ब्रह्मवैवर्तम्: the Brahmavaivarta (Purāṇa)
• ब्रह्मवैवर्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-वैवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (determinative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: the Liṅga (Purāṇa)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वाराहम्: the Vārāha (Purāṇa)
• वाराहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वामनाख्यम्: the one called Vāmana (Purāṇa)
• वामनाख्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (नामधेय-निर्देशक, ‘called Vāmana’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (sequencing adverb)

• कौर्मम्: the Kaurma (Purāṇa)
• कौर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मात्स्यम्: the Mātsya (Purāṇa)
• मात्स्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गारुडम्: the Gāruḍa (Purāṇa)
• गारुडम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse situates the Shiva Purana within the wider Purāṇic canon by naming other Purāṇas, implying that scriptural study (svādhyāya) supports dharma and culminates in devotion to Pati (Śiva) as the highest refuge.

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

By explicitly naming the Liṅga Purāṇa among authoritative texts, it reinforces the Liṅga as a central Saguna focus through which devotees approach the transcendent Nirguṇa Śiva—Pati beyond all limitations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is reverent scriptural recitation and listening (śravaṇa–pāṭha) as a form of bhakti; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during daily worship.