Shloka 60

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

श्रीदमोंकारनाथं वा कृत्तिवासेश्वरं किमु । केदारेशन्तु कामेशं चन्द्रेशं वा त्रिलोचनम्

Transliteration

śrīdamoṃkāranāthaṃ vā kṛttivāseśvaraṃ kimu | kedāreśantu kāmeśaṃ candreśaṃ vā trilocanam

Translation

Whether as the revered Oṃkāranātha, or as Kṛttivāseśvara—indeed, what more need be said? And at Kedāra He is praised as Kāmeśa; elsewhere as Candreśa, or as the three-eyed Lord, Trilocana.

Word by Word

• श्रीदम्: Śrīda (name)
• श्रीदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ओंकारनाथम्: Oṃkāranātha
• ओंकारनाथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ओंकारस्य नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• कृत्तिवासेश्वरम्: Kṛttivāseśvara
• कृत्तिवासेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्ति-वास + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृत्तिवासस्य ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• किमु: or rather/what then?
• किमु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् + उ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/सम्भावना-अव्यय (interrogative/emphatic particle)

• केदारेशम्: Kedāreśa
• केदारेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (केदारस्य ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• कामेशम्: Kāmeśa
• कामेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कामस्य ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चन्द्रेशम्: Candreśa
• चन्द्रेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चन्द्रस्य ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• त्रिलोचनम्: Trilocana (three-eyed one)
• त्रिलोचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रीणि लोचनानि यस्य/त्रि-लोचन), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Śiva is praised here through regional nāmas: Oṃkāranātha at Oṃkāra (Mandhātā), Kedāreśa at Kedāra, and other epithets (Kṛttivāseśvara, Kāmeśa, Candreśa, Trilocana) indicating the one Pati appearing as many for devotees’ access (nāma-bheda, deśa-bheda).

Significance: Darśana of the Jyotirliṅga as the sonic-symbolic form of Śiva (Oṃkāra), reinforcing Śiva’s sarvavyāpitva and granting pāśa-kṣaya through bhakti and śaraṇāgati.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Omkaranatha
• Krittivaseshvara
• Kedaresha
• Kamesha
• Candresha
• Trilocana

FAQs

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

It teaches that one Supreme Pati (Śiva) is compassionately approached through many sacred names and kṣetra-forms; remembering and honoring these forms purifies the bound soul (paśu) and turns it toward grace and liberation.

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

The verse lists well-known epithets tied to specific holy places, highlighting Saguna worship—Śiva made accessible through name, form, and shrine—while implying the same Lord is present in all such manifestations, including the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Shiva-nāma-smaraṇa (japa of Śiva’s names) alongside pilgrimage-intent devotion: mentally or physically visit these kṣetras, offer bilva and water to the Liṅga, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’ with steady bhakti.