Shloka 120

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवञ्च शैवं भागवतं तथा । भविष्यं नारदीयं च मार्कंडेयमतः परम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavañca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā | bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyaṃ ca mārkaṃḍeyamataḥ param

Translation

(Ini adalah) Purāṇa Brāhma, Pādma, Vaiṣṇava, Śaiva, dan Bhāgavata; juga Bhaviṣya, Nāradiya, dan sesudah itu Mārkaṇḍeya.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मम्: the Brāhma (Purāṇa)
• ब्राह्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

• पाद्मम्: the Pādma (Purāṇa)
• पाद्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

• वैष्णवम्: the Vaiṣṇava (Purāṇa)
• वैष्णवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• शैवम्: the Śaiva (Purāṇa)
• शैवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

• भागवतम्: the Bhāgavata (Purāṇa)
• भागवतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• भविष्यम्: the Bhaviṣya (Purāṇa)
• भविष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नारदीयम्: the Nārada (Nāradiya Purāṇa)
• नारदीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• मार्कण्डेयम्: the Mārkaṇḍeya (Purāṇa)
• मार्कण्डेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

• अतः: thereafter/then
• अतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereafter/then/thereupon)

• परम्: the next/other (one)
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (implied: पुराणम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic classification to the sages, within the Uma Saṃhitā discourse)

FAQs

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

It situates the Śaiva Purāṇa within the broader Purāṇic tradition, affirming that multiple Purāṇas transmit dharma, devotion, and liberation-teachings, while the Śaiva view treats Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) who grants mokṣa.

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

By naming the Śaiva Purāṇa among authoritative texts, it implicitly validates Śaiva modes of worship taught in the Shiva Purana—especially devotion to Saguna Śiva through Liṅga-pūjā as a scripturally grounded path.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is a catalog and does not prescribe a specific rite; the practical takeaway is scriptural study (svādhyāya) of Śaiva teachings, typically paired in the Shiva Purana with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Liṅga-arcana.