Shloka 19

Śiva-Śakti Tattva, Varṇa-Rahasya, and Mahāvākya-Bhāvanā

Interpretive Discipline

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे षष्ठ्यां कैलाससंहितायां योगपट्टविधिवर्णनंनामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kailāsasaṃhitāyāṃ yogapaṭṭavidhivarṇanaṃnāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

આ રીતે શ્રીશિવમહાપુરાણના ષષ્ઠ કૈલાસસંહિતામાં ‘યોગપટ્ટવિધિવર્ણન’ નામનો ઓગણીસમો અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवस्य महापुराणम्) + श्री-उपपद

• षष्ठ्याम्: in the sixth
• षष्ठ्याम्: विशेषण (अधिकरणविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• कैलाससंहितायाम्: in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
• कैलाससंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कैलासस्य संहिता)

• योगपट्टविधिवर्णनम्: the description of the method of the yoga-belt
• योगपट्टविधिवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; chapter-title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगपट्ट + विधि + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमूहः (योगपट्टस्य विधेः वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (designation marker)

• एकोनविंशः: nineteenth (one less than twenty)
• एकोनविंशः: विशेषण (अध्यायविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + ऊन + विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-समासः (विंशतेः एकोनः = 19)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon style concluding the chapter, addressed within the Naimiṣāraṇya narration frame)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking the completion of the teaching on yogapaṭṭa-vidhi, emphasizing that disciplined yogic practice is a supported means for steady dhyāna on Pati (Śiva) and for loosening pāśa (bondage) in the Shaiva Siddhanta view.

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

While not naming the Liṅga directly, the Kailāsa-saṃhitā context links yogic steadiness to focused worship—posture support and meditative stability aid sustained contemplation of Saguna Śiva (with form) and ultimately mature into insight toward His transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to yogic discipline—using a yogapaṭṭa (supporting strap) to stabilize posture for meditation—serving as a practical aid for longer, steadier japa and dhyāna commonly integrated with Shaiva practices.