Shloka 59

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

यमाराध्य महादेवं विद्याः सर्वा लभेमहि । पुराणकर्तृताशक्तिर्ममास्तु यदनुग्रहात्

Transliteration

yamārādhya mahādevaṃ vidyāḥ sarvā labhemahi | purāṇakartṛtāśaktirmamāstu yadanugrahāt

Translation

Having worshipped Mahādeva, may we obtain all sacred knowledges; and by His grace, may the power to compose a Purāṇa arise in me.

Word by Word

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; refers to महादेवम्

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having propitiated/worshipped’

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (महान् देवः), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विद्याः: knowledges/branches of learning
• विद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agrees with विद्याः

• लभेमहि: may we obtain
• लभेमहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ्? here: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुराण-कर्तृतā-शक्तिः: the power/ability of composing a Purāṇa
• पुराण-कर्तृतā-शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + ता (प्रत्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (पुराणस्य कर्तृताशक्तिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; genitive

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be’

• यत्: from which
• यत्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन (neuter/masc.); correlates with अनुग्रहात्

• अनुग्रहात्: from (his) grace
• अनुग्रहात्: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; ablative of cause/source

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific jyotirliṅga claim; rather a direct articulation of anugraha: Śiva grants sarva-vidyā and the śakti (capacity) to compose Purāṇic revelation, echoing Vyāsa-like authorship as grace-enabled.

Significance: Frames learning and authorship as fruits of Śiva’s grace, not merely human effort—aligning pilgrimage/worship with inner empowerment (śakti-pāta in a broad Purāṇic sense).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yamārādhya mahādevaṃ vidyāḥ sarvā labhemahi | purāṇakartṛtāśaktirmamāstu yadanugrahāt

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva (Pati) as the giver of vidyā and spiritual capability, emphasizing that true knowledge and even scriptural expression arise through His anugraha (grace) gained by worship.

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

The verse frames worship (ārādhana) of Mahādeva as the means to receive divine grace; in Shiva Purana practice this is commonly expressed through Saguna devotion—especially Linga-worship—through which Śiva bestows knowledge and inner fitness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-ārādhana: japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), Linga-pūjā with offerings, and a prayer for anugraha—seeking wisdom (vidyā) rather than worldly gain.