Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

विद्येश्वरं तथा रौद्रं वैनायकमनुत्तमम् । औमं मातृपुराणं च रुद्रैकादशकं तथा

Transliteration

vidyeśvaraṃ tathā raudraṃ vaināyakamanuttamam | aumaṃ mātṛpurāṇaṃ ca rudraikādaśakaṃ tathā

Translation

« (Il y a) la section Vidyeśvara, la section Raudra, l’incomparable section Vaināyaka, la section Auma, le Mātṛ-purāṇa, et de même la section sur les Onze Rudra. »

Word by Word

• विद्येश्वरम्: Vidyeśvara (name/title)
• विद्येश्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी: ‘विद्यायाः ईश्वरः’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• रौद्रम्: Raudra (name)
• रौद्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वैनायकम्: Vaināyaka (name)
• वैनायकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed/supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifies वैनायकम्)

• औमम्: Auma (name)
• औमम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मातृपुराणम्: Mātṛpurāṇa (name)
• मातृपुराणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी: ‘मातॄणां पुराणम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• रुद्र-एकादशकम्: Rudra-ekādaśaka (the eleven Rudras; name)
• रुद्र-एकादशकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + एकादशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी: ‘रुद्राणाम् एकादशकम्’ = group of eleven Rudras), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha
• Rudras

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a catalog of Shaiva divisions, indicating that Shiva’s path is taught through multiple lenses—mantra (Auma), devotion and worship-forms (Raudra/Vidyeśvara), Gaṇeśa’s gateway role (Vaināyaka), the divine powers (Mātṛs), and the cosmic Rudra principles (Eleven Rudras).

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

By naming organized sections of teaching, it points to Saguna Shiva worship as a complete system: approaching Shiva through mantra and rite (especially Oṁ and Shaiva disciplines) and through understanding Shiva’s manifest powers and forms (Rudras), which traditionally support Linga-centered devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative focus on Oṁ and the Panchākṣarī spirit of Shaiva mantra-practice is implied by “Auma,” while “Raudra” and “Rudraikādaśaka” support disciplined Rudra-japa and contemplation of Shiva’s multiple Rudra-aspects in worship.