Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

पंचमी चैव मौमाख्या षष्ठी कैलाससंज्ञिका । सप्तमी वायवीयाख्या सप्तैवं संहितामताः

Transliteration

paṃcamī caiva maumākhyā ṣaṣṭhī kailāsasaṃjñikā | saptamī vāyavīyākhyā saptaivaṃ saṃhitāmatāḥ

Translation

The fifth is indeed called the Umā Saṃhitā; the sixth is known as the Kailāsa Saṃhitā. The seventh is called the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā—thus, the tradition recognizes seven Saṃhitās in the Śiva Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• पञ्चमी: the fifth (one)
• पञ्चमी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तिथिः/संख्या-नाम (the fifth)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis/restriction)

• मौम-आख्या: named ‘Maumā’
• मौम-आख्या: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौम + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘मौमा आख्या यस्याः सा’ (having the name Mau(m)ā)

• षष्ठी: the sixth (one)
• षष्ठी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; the sixth

• कैलास-संज्ञिका: called ‘Kailāsa’
• कैलास-संज्ञिका: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कैलास + संज्ञिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘कैलासः संज्ञा यस्याः सा’ (having the designation Kailāsa)

• सप्तमी: the seventh (one)
• सप्तमी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; the seventh

• वायवीय-आख्या: named ‘Vāyavīyā’
• वायवीय-आख्या: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायवीय + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘वायवीया आख्या यस्याः सा’ (named Vāyavīyā)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: संख्या-विशेषण (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनार्थे (numeral: seven)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• संहिता-मताः: are regarded as saṃhitās
• संहिता-मताः: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहिता + मत (कृदन्त; √मन्/√मन्? here ‘मत’ as adjectival ‘considered’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘संहिता-मता’ = संहिताः इति मताः (considered as saṃhitās)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a sthala-purāṇa passage; it is a meta-classification of the Śiva Purāṇa into seven saṃhitās, naming Umā-, Kailāsa-, and Vāyavīya-saṃhitās.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Uma
• Kailasa
• Vayu

FAQs

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

It establishes the canonical structure of the Śiva Purāṇa by naming key Saṃhitās, indicating that Śiva’s teaching is preserved in an ordered revelation—moving from devotional foundations toward deeper yoga and metaphysics.

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

By identifying the Uma, Kailāsa, and Vāyavīya Saṃhitās, it points readers toward sections where Saguna Śiva worship matures into philosophical understanding—showing how external worship of the Liṅga supports inner realization of Śiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse is classificatory rather than prescriptive, but it implicitly directs a sādhaka to study the Saṃhitās systematically—beginning with worship disciplines (mantra, liṅga-pūjā) and progressing toward yoga and contemplative inquiry into Pati-Paśu-Pāśa.