Shloka 71

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

अमृतेशं सतीशं वा पार्वतीश्वरमेव वा । सिद्धेश्वरं मतंगेशं भूतीश्वरमथापि वा

Transliteration

amṛteśaṃ satīśaṃ vā pārvatīśvarameva vā | siddheśvaraṃ mataṃgeśaṃ bhūtīśvaramathāpi vā

Translation

Whether one worships Him as Amṛteśa (Lord of immortality), or as Satīśa (Lord of Satī), or indeed as Pārvatīśvara (Lord of Pārvatī); or as Siddheśvara (Lord of the perfected ones), as Mataṅgeśa, or again as Bhūtīśvara (Lord of the hosts of beings)—all these are names of that same Supreme Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• अमृतेशम्: Amṛteśa
• अमृतेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of nectar’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सतीशम्: Satīśa
• सतीशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of Satī’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• पार्वतीश्वरम्: Pārvatīśvara
• पार्वतीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of Pārvatī’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

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

• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of siddhas’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मतंगेशम्: Mataṅgeśa
• मतंगेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mataṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of Mataṅga’/‘Mataṅgeśa’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भूतीश्वरम्: Bhūtīśvara
• भूतीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūti (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of prosperity/holy ash’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अथ: and then/further
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनन्तर्य-अव्यय (then/and further)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also/even)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that the One Supreme Pati (Lord Śiva) is approached through many sacred names and forms; sincere devotion to any authentic Śiva-name leads the seeker toward grace and liberation.

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

These epithets function like gateways to Saguna worship—whether through a particular linga, shrine, or form—affirming that diverse modes of worship still reach the same Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Choose a Śiva-name (nāma) such as Pārvatīśvara or Siddheśvara and practice japa with the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, keeping one-pointed devotion.