Shloka 72

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

आषाढीशं प्रकामेशं कोटिरुद्रेश्वरन्तथा । मदालसेश्वरं चैव तिलपर्णेश्वरं किमु

Transliteration

āṣāḍhīśaṃ prakāmeśaṃ koṭirudreśvarantathā | madālaseśvaraṃ caiva tilaparṇeśvaraṃ kimu

Translation

“(He spoke of) Āṣāḍhīśa, Prakāmeśa, and likewise Koṭirudreśvara; also Madālaseśvara, and even Tilaparṇeśvara—what more need be said?”

Word by Word

• आषाढीशम्: Āṣāḍhīśa
• आषाढीशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍhī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of Āṣāḍhī’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रकामेशम्: Prakāmeśa
• प्रकामेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakāma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘lord of desire/Prakāma’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कोटि-रुद्र-ईश्वरम्: Koṭirudreśvara
• कोटि-रुद्र-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative; ‘lord of crores of Rudras’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकार-अव्यय (indeclinable: likewise/also)

• मदालस-ईश्वरम्: Madālaseśvara
• मदालस-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madālasa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lord of Madālasa’/‘Madālaseśvara’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

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

• तिलपर्ण-ईश्वरम्: Tilaparṇeśvara
• तिलपर्ण-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative; ‘lord of tila-leaves’/name); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• किमु: what then?/how much more
• किमु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim + u (अव्यय-समूह)
• Form: प्रश्न/सम्भावना-अव्यय (interrogative particle: what then?/how much more?)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Continuation of the catalog of shrine-liṅga names (Āṣāḍhīśa, Prakāmeśa, Koṭirudreśvara, Madālaseśvara, Tilaparṇeśvara), implying innumerability of Śiva’s liṅga-manifestations across sacred geography.

Significance: Encourages non-exclusivist devotion: any of these liṅgas can serve as a valid locus for worship leading to the same Lord.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: आषाढीशं प्रकामेशं कोटिरुद्रेश्वरन्तथा । मदालसेश्वरं चैव तिलपर्णेश्वरं किमु

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a litany of revered Śiva-liṅgas, implying that the Lord graciously becomes accessible through many sacred names and places; remembrance and pilgrimage done with bhakti purify the pashu (bound soul) and orient it toward Pati (Śiva).

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

By listing specific liṅga-names, the text highlights Saguna worship—Śiva compassionately accepting form as the Liṅga for devotees—while pointing beyond form to the same transcendent Śiva who is one though praised as many.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of Śiva’s sacred names) alongside Liṅga-pūjā—especially abhiṣeka with water and bilva leaves, chanting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and wearing rudrākṣa with tripuṇḍra as daily Shaiva observance.