Shloka 50

Devanagari script

वेदानध्यापयामास सांगोपांगानशेषतः । शास्त्राण्यन्यान्यपि तथा पञ्चवर्षे पिता च माम्

Transliteration

vedānadhyāpayāmāsa sāṃgopāṃgānaśeṣataḥ | śāstrāṇyanyānyapi tathā pañcavarṣe pitā ca mām

Translation

我が五歳のとき、父は私に、諸ヴェーダをそのアṅガ（支分）と補助学とともに、漏れなく徹底して学ばせ、同様に他のシャーストラも教えさせた。

Word by Word

• वेदान्: the Vedas
• वेदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अध्यापयामास: taught (made study)
• अध्यापयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + आप (धातु) (कारण-प्रयोग; अध्यापयति)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) भावः—‘to cause to study/teach’

• साङ्गोपाङ्गान्: with the auxiliaries and sub-auxiliaries
• साङ्गोपाङ्गान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अङ्ग + उपाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (aṅga + upāṅga) with सह (sa-) prefix; विशेषण

• अशेषतः: completely/without remainder
• अशेषतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb)

• शास्त्राणि: treatises/scriptures
• शास्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अव्यय

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• पञ्चवर्षे: at (the age of) five years
• पञ्चवर्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (pañca-varṣa = five years)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction), अव्यय

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; the verse highlights śāstra-adhyayana as a vehicle through which Śiva’s grace matures into jñāna—classically associated with Dakṣiṇāmūrti as the archetypal teacher-form.

Significance: Frames learning (Veda + aṅga-upāṅga + śāstra) as sanctified when oriented to Śiva—education becomes a preparatory limb for liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents śāstra-adhyayana (disciplined study of Veda and allied sciences) as a foundational purification of intellect that prepares one for Shaiva devotion and right understanding of Pati (Shiva), paśu (the bound soul), and pāśa (bondage).

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

By emphasizing complete Vedic and śāstric training, the verse frames Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship as rooted in scriptural authority—where ritual, mantra, and inner contemplation are supported by correct knowledge rather than mere custom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is disciplined daily practice guided by śāstra—especially japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with purity of conduct; specific items like bhasma or rudraksha are not directly stated in this verse.