Shloka 66

Devanagari script

एतेषां कल्य उत्थाय कीर्तनात्सुखमेधते । अतीतानागतानां वै महर्षीणां नरैस्सदा

Transliteration

eteṣāṃ kalya utthāya kīrtanātsukhamedhate | atītānāgatānāṃ vai maharṣīṇāṃ naraissadā

Translation

Ô toi de bon augure, en se levantant (avec dévotion) et en chantant leurs gloires, le bonheur s’accroît. En vérité, les hommes doivent toujours célébrer les grands ṛṣi du passé et ceux qui sont encore à venir.

Word by Word

• eteṣām: of these
• eteṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• kalye: in the morning
• kalye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; ‘in the morning’ (time-locative)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya-kṛdanta; ‘having risen’

• kīrtanāt: from (their) recitation/praise
• kīrtanāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसक), Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; cause/source

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; object of verb

• edhate: increases; prospers
• edhate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √edh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present/लट्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथम), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• atīta-anāgatānām: of past and future
• atīta-anāgatānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atīta (प्रातिपदिक) + anāgata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Bahuvacana; dvandva ‘past and future’ qualifying maharṣīṇām

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis/assurance

• maharṣīṇām: of great sages
• maharṣīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• naraiḥ: by men
• naraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana

• sadā: always
• sadā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Maharsis

FAQs

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

It teaches that auspicious discipline—rising with reverence and engaging in kīrtana—causes inner sukha to grow, because remembrance of realized seers strengthens dharma and devotion that lead toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Kīrtana is a primary mode of Saguna Shiva-upāsanā: praising Shiva, His devotees, and the rishis who preserved the Shaiva path supports steady devotion, which matures into deeper contemplation of Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Begin the day by rising early, then perform Shiva-nāma-kīrtana (e.g., chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and recite or remember the lineage of rishis/acharyas; this is a simple daily sādhana aligned with Shaiva bhakti.