Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

अन्यापि संहिता तत्र सर्वकामफलप्रदा । उभे विशिष्टे विज्ञेये लीलाविज्ञानपूरिते

Transliteration

anyāpi saṃhitā tatra sarvakāmaphalapradā | ubhe viśiṣṭe vijñeye līlāvijñānapūrite

Translation

There is also another Saṃhitā there, bestowing the fruits of all worthy desires. Know that both are exceptional, filled with divine līlā and true spiritual vijñāna.

Word by Word

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• संहिता: saṃhitā
• संहिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सर्वकामफलप्रदा: bestowing the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलप्रदा)

• उभे: both (of them)
• उभे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, द्विवचन (dual)

• विशिष्टे: distinguished/excellent
• विशिष्टे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √शिष्/शास् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण

• विज्ञेये: should be known/recognized
• विज्ञेये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: यत्-कृत्य (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• लीलाविज्ञानपूरिते: filled with divine play and knowledge
• लीलाविज्ञानपूरिते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + पूरित (प्रातिपदिक; √पॄ + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष (लीलया विज्ञानं च येन पूरिते)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a sthala narrative; it is a textual map: multiple Saṃhitās are praised as simultaneously līlā-filled (accessible devotion) and vijñāna-filled (liberating knowledge).

Significance: Positions the Śiva Purāṇa’s sections as both bhukti-prada (legitimate worldly fruits) and mukti-prada (vijñāna), encouraging study as a pilgrimage of hearing (śravaṇa) and reflection (manana).

FAQs

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

It affirms that the Shiva Purana’s sections are not merely narrative; they are vessels of Śiva’s līlā and liberating vijñāna, capable of granting both worldly fulfillment and the higher aim of spiritual awakening.

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

By praising the Saṃhitās as ‘fruit-giving’ and ‘knowledge-filled,’ it supports the Purāṇic approach where devotion to Saguna Śiva—often centered on the Liṅga—matures into deeper understanding (vijñāna) of Śiva’s supreme reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is śravaṇa and adhyayana (listening to and studying the Saṃhitā) as a sādhana, ideally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to unite devotion (līlā-bhakti) with insight (vijñāna).