Shloka 25

साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation

Prelude

Devanagari script

मया ज्ञातं स्वविज्ञानात्स्वस्थाने शैलसत्तम । तच्छृणु प्रीतितो वच्मि हित्वा दम्भन्तवांतिकम्

Transliteration

mayā jñātaṃ svavijñānātsvasthāne śailasattama | tacchṛṇu prītito vacmi hitvā dambhantavāṃtikam

Translation

おお、山々の中の最勝よ。わたしは自らの本来の安住において、内なる直観の悟りによりこれを知った。いま聞け—汝の前で驕りと偽りを捨て、愛をもって語ろう。

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण)

• ज्ञातम्: known
• ज्ञातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextual)

• स्व-विज्ञानात्: from (my) own knowledge
• स्व-विज्ञानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान)

• स्व-स्थाने: in (your) own place
• स्व-स्थाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण)

• शैल-सत्तम: O best of mountains
• शैल-सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठः शैलानाम्’ (best among mountains)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रीतितः: out of affection
• प्रीतितः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थक (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’

• वच्मि: I speak
• वच्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• दम्भम्: deceit, hypocrisy
• दम्भम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)

• अन्तिकम्: nearness; (to) proximity
• अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म); ‘निकटम्’ (near)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that true Shaiva wisdom is grounded in direct realization (svavijñāna) and must be received with humility—renouncing pride and pretence—so that Shiva’s teaching can become transformative.

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

It frames the proper inner attitude for Saguna Shiva worship: approaching Shiva (and the Linga as His sacred presence) without outward show, but with sincerity, devotion, and readiness to hear and assimilate His instruction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is humility-based sādhanā: begin japa (such as the Panchakshara) and worship with a quiet mind, avoiding display; practice attentive śravaṇa (listening) and inward contemplation to cultivate direct understanding.