Shloka 11

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

वेदागमपुराणादिसर्व्वशास्त्रार्थवत्त्ववित् । देवासुरमनुष्यादिजीवानां जन्मकर्म्मवित्

Transliteration

vedāgamapurāṇādisarvvaśāstrārthavattvavit | devāsuramanuṣyādijīvānāṃ janmakarmmavit

Translation

Él conoce el verdadero sentido y la realidad interior de todas las escrituras—Vedas, Āgamas, Purāṇas y demás śāstras—y comprende los nacimientos y los cursos kármicos de todos los seres: dioses, asuras, humanos y otros.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative/end marker: thus)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—श्रीशिवस्य महापुराणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• षष्ठ्याम्: in the sixth
• षष्ठ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• कैलास-संहितायाम्: in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
• कैलास-संहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कैलासस्य संहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वामदेव-ब्रह्म-वर्णन-नाम: (chapter) named 'Description of Vāmadeva-Brahman'
• वामदेव-ब्रह्म-वर्णन-नाम: Visheshya (विशेष्य/heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—वामदेवब्रह्मणो वर्णनम् इति नाम (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष)

• एकादशः: eleventh
• एकादशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms scriptural totality (Veda–Āgama–Purāṇa) and karmic omniscience as marks of a true Śiva-jñāna guru; encourages pilgrims/seekers to approach Śiva through both āgamic discipline and purāṇic devotion.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the hallmark of the supreme Pati (Lord Shiva): perfect knowledge of all śāstric purport and of the karmic destinies of every jīva, implying that liberation comes through right understanding aligned with Śaiva truth (tattva) and grace.

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

In Śaiva Siddhānta, worship of the Liṅga (Saguna focus) is a disciplined means to approach the one who is beyond all forms (Nirguna) yet knows the essence of all scriptures; the verse supports that true worship is grounded in the Āgamas and culminates in realizing Shiva as the knower and governor of karma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śāstra-aligned sādhanā: daily Liṅga-pūjā with Āgamic devotion, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and contemplation on karma and tattva to seek Shiva’s grace that loosens pāśa (bondage).