Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तयोक्तमिदमाकर्ण्य वचनं मुनिपुंगवः । नीहारं कल्पयामास सद्यः पुण्यबलेन वै

Transliteration

tayoktamidamākarṇya vacanaṃ munipuṃgavaḥ | nīhāraṃ kalpayāmāsa sadyaḥ puṇyabalena vai

Translation

Hearing these words spoken by the two, the foremost of sages at once produced a veil of mist—indeed, by the power of his accumulated merit.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• उक्तम्: spoken, said
• उक्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘इदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कर्ण्/श्रु (धात्वर्थे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); उपसर्ग ‘आ-’; अव्ययभाव (having heard)

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘आकर्ण्य’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• मुनि-पुङ्गवः: the foremost of sages
• मुनि-पुङ्गवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• नीहारम्: mist, fog
• नीहारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कल्पयामास: created, produced
• कल्पयामास: क्रिया (Verb/action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्) periphrastic; परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense (णिच्): ‘caused/produced’

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; त्वरार्थक/कालवाचक (immediately)

• पुण्य-बलेन: by (his) merit-power
• पुण्य-बलेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणवाचक

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• a foremost sage (munipuṅgava)

FAQs

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

It highlights that purified spiritual merit (puṇya) can manifest as yogic capability, yet in Shaiva Siddhanta such powers remain secondary to devotion to Pati (Shiva) and liberation from pāśa (bondage).

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

The verse implies that extraordinary effects can arise from spiritual discipline, but Shaiva practice directs the seeker to rely on Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga and grace—rather than merely pursuing siddhis.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a life of dharma that builds puṇya; such inner purity supports concentration (dhyāna), though siddhis should not be the goal.