Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

विद्येशंच तथारौद्रं वैनायकमथौमिकम् । मात्रं रुद्रै कादशकं कैलासं शतरुद्र कम्

Transliteration

vidyeśaṃca tathāraudraṃ vaināyakamathaumikam | mātraṃ rudrai kādaśakaṃ kailāsaṃ śatarudra kam

Translation

“(The Purāṇa contains) the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā and likewise the Rudra Saṃhitā; also the Vaināyaka and the Aumika, the Mātra, the Rudraikādaśaka, the Kailāsa, and the Śatarudraka.”

Word by Word

• विद्येशम्: Vidyeśa (name/title)
• विद्येशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश (प्रातिपदिक; विद्या+ईश)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी): विद्यायाः ईशः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

• रौद्रम्: Raudra (name)
• रौद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वैनायकम्: Vaināyaka (name)
• वैनायकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/आरम्भार्थ (then/now)

• औमिकम्: Aumika (name)
• औमिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औमिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मात्रम्: Mātra (name)
• मात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्रैकादशकम्: the group of eleven Rudras
• रुद्रैकादशकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र+एकादशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: रुद्राणाम् एकादशकं (eleven Rudras)

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa (name)
• कैलासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शतरुद्रकम्: Śatarudraka (name; hundred-Rudra)
• शतरुद्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत+रुद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: शतं रुद्रकं (hundred-Rudra set/name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A table-of-contents verse enumerating Saṃhitās/sections (Vidyeśvara, Rudra, Vaināyaka, Aumika, Mātra, Rudraikādaśaka, Kailāsa, Śatarudraka), mapping the Purāṇa’s thematic architecture.

Significance: Encourages systematic śravaṇa/adhyayana across sections: knowledge (vidyā), Rudra-bhakti, Gaṇeśa-upāsanā, praṇava doctrine, mantra phonetics (mātrā), Rudra multiplicity, Kailāsa theology, and Śatarudrīya-style expansion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

This verse maps the Purāṇa’s internal divisions, indicating that Shiva’s teaching is approached through multiple lenses—worship (Vidyeśvara/Rudra), mantra (Aumika/Mātra), and contemplation of Rudra’s many manifestations (Rudraikādaśaka/Śatarudraka)—all converging on devotion to Pati (Shiva) as the liberating Lord.

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

By naming the Vidyeśvara and Rudra sections, the verse points to the Purāṇa’s core emphasis on Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-centric devotion supported by mantra and ritual disciplines—through which the devotee is led toward Shiva’s highest reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The mention of Aumika and Mātra implies japa and contemplation on Oṃ and sacred sound-units, practiced alongside Shaiva devotion such as Panchākṣarī-japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Rudra-focused worship.