Shloka 27

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

एतच्छिवपुराणं हि चतुर्दश्यामुपोषितः । शिवभक्तसभायां यो व्याकरोति स उत्तमः

Transliteration

etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi caturdaśyāmupoṣitaḥ | śivabhaktasabhāyāṃ yo vyākaroti sa uttamaḥ

Translation

Indeed, one who fasts on the fourteenth lunar day and expounds this Śiva Purāṇa in the assembly of Śiva’s devotees—such a person is the most excellent.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; demonstrative adjective qualifying ‘शिवपुराणम्’

• शिवपुराणम्: Śiva Purāṇa
• शिवपुराणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘शिवस्य पुराणम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) emphatic/causal

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: कालाधिकरण (Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular (on the 14th lunar day)

• उपोषितः: having fasted
• उपोषितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + वस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (PPP) ‘उपोषित’ (having fasted); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with implied ‘यः’

• शिवभक्तसभायाम्: in the assembly of Śiva’s devotees
• शिवभक्तसभायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-श्रृंखला: ‘शिवस्य भक्तानां सभा’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative singular

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• व्याकरोति: expounds/recites (explaining)
• व्याकरोति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आ + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘expounds/recites with explanation’

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; correlative pronoun

• उत्तमः: excellent/best
• उत्तमः: कर्तृपूरक (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha milieu of Kāśī: Śiva grants liberation through His presence and the saving upadeśa associated with Kāśī; public recitation among devotees is treated as a direct conduit of grace.

Significance: Hearing/expounding Śiva-kathā in a bhakta-sabhā, especially with vrata discipline, is presented as a high-yield sādhana leading toward Śiva’s anugraha and purification of pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that fasting on Chaturdashi and sharing Shiva Purana teachings in a satsang of Shiva-bhaktas is a supreme act of devotion, strengthening bhakti and earning great spiritual merit aligned with Shiva as Pati (the liberating Lord).

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

Chaturdashi worship is traditionally associated with Shiva’s Saguna grace received through upasana—often centered on the Shiva Linga—while the Purana’s exposition helps devotees internalize Shiva-tattva and approach liberation through devoted hearing and contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observe Chaturdashi upavasa (fasting) and participate in or conduct Shiva Purana kathā/pravachana among devotees; this can be paired with Shiva-nama japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a focused devotional discipline.