Shloka 126

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

पद्मकल्पस्य माहात्म्यन्तत्र यस्यामुदाहृतम् । तस्मात्पाद्मं समाख्यातं पुराणं च द्वितीयकम्

Transliteration

padmakalpasya māhātmyantatra yasyāmudāhṛtam | tasmātpādmaṃ samākhyātaṃ purāṇaṃ ca dvitīyakam

Translation

Dalam (Purāṇa) itu kemuliaan Padma-kalpa dimaklumkan; karena itu ia disebut ‘Pādma Purāṇa’ dan dalam urutan ini dinyatakan sebagai yang kedua.

Word by Word

• पद्मकल्पस्य: of the Padma-kalpa
• पद्मकल्पस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—पद्मः कल्पः (Padma-kalpa)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness/glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there/in it
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• यस्याम्: in which
• यस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (in which [Purāṇa])

• उदाहृतम्: is stated/expounded
• उदाहृतम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्म-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-आ-√हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘mentioned/expounded’

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• पाद्मम्: Padma (named ‘Pādma’)
• पाद्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘Padma’ as name/epithet (purāṇasya)

• समाख्यातम्: is called
• समाख्यातम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्म-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘called’

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• द्वितीयकम्: second
• द्वितीयकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषणम् (second)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse gives a nirukti-style naming: a Purāṇa is called Pādma because it extols the Padma-kalpa.

Significance: Kalpa-māhātmya passages are traditionally used to sacralize listening/recitation (śravaṇa) as a merit-yielding act; in Śaiva Siddhānta this supports dharma as preparatory discipline for Śiva’s grace.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Reference to Padma-kalpa (a cosmic aeon framework)

FAQs

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

It grounds Purāṇic authority in a specific revelatory context (a kalpa) and teaches that sacred texts are named by the divine theme they chiefly proclaim—supporting disciplined study (śravaṇa–manana) as part of the Shaiva path.

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

Indirectly: by identifying how Purāṇas are organized and authenticated, it points seekers to reliable scriptural sources that transmit Saguna Shiva worship (liṅga, mantra, vrata) while ultimately guiding toward Shiva as Pati, the liberator.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Scriptural listening and recitation (pāraṇa/adhyayana) of Purāṇic passages as a devotional discipline—supporting mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with right understanding.