Shloka 11

Mukti-bheda-nirūpaṇa (Classification of Liberation) and Śiva as the Sole Bestower of Mokṣa

Devanagari script

शुकेन व्यास पुत्रेण व्यासेन च मुनीश्वरैः । तत्पूर्वैश्चाखिलैर्देवैर्वेदैः शास्त्रैस्तथा न हि

Transliteration

śukena vyāsa putreṇa vyāsena ca munīśvaraiḥ | tatpūrvaiścākhilairdevairvedaiḥ śāstraistathā na hi

Translation

Kisah suci ini diteguhkan oleh Śuka putra Vyāsa, oleh Vyāsa sendiri, dan oleh para resi agung. Ia juga didukung oleh para dewa masa lampau, serta oleh Weda dan Śāstra—tiada keraguan akan hal itu.

Word by Word

• śukena: by Śuka
• śukena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular

• vyāsa-putreṇa: by Vyāsa's son
• vyāsa-putreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘vyāsasya putreṇa’

• vyāsena: by Vyāsa
• vyāsena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीyaa), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• munīśvaraiḥ: by the lords of sages
• munīśvaraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: munīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘munīnām īśvaraiḥ’

• tat-pūrvaiḥ: by those before them
• tat-pūrvaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: ‘tad-pūrvaiḥ’ = ‘by those earlier than (them)/preceding’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• akhilaiḥ: by all/entire
• akhilaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural

• vedaiḥ: by the Vedas
• vedaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural

• śāstraiḥ: by the treatises
• śāstraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms śāstra-pramāṇa and guru-paramparā: liberation-teachings about Śiva are validated by Vyāsa, Śuka, sages, devas, Veda and śāstra—supporting confident practice and study.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shuka
• Vyasa
• Devas
• Vedas
• Shastras

FAQs

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

It establishes scriptural and lineage-based authority: the Shaiva teaching is not mere legend but is upheld by realized sages (Śuka, Vyāsa), ancient devas, and the Vedas/Śāstras—encouraging śraddhā (trust) as the foundation for bhakti and liberation.

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

In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirlinga greatness), it validates Saguna Shiva worship through the Jyotirlinga as Veda-affirmed. Devotion to the Linga is presented as an authorized means to approach Pati (Shiva), who grants grace leading beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies śāstra-anusāra (practice aligned with scripture): approach Jyotirlinga worship with faith, recite the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and perform regular Linga-abhiṣeka and japa as taught by the Vedas and Shaiva Śāstras.