Shloka 24

पुराणविदः महिमा तथा अध्ययन-अध्यापन-दानफलम्

The Glory of the Purāṇa-Knower and the Fruits of Study, Teaching, and Giving

Devanagari script

शृण्वतां शिवसत्कीर्तिं सतां कीर्तयतां च ताम् । पदाम्बुजरजांस्येव तीर्थानि मुनयो विदुः

Transliteration

śṛṇvatāṃ śivasatkīrtiṃ satāṃ kīrtayatāṃ ca tām | padāmbujarajāṃsyeva tīrthāni munayo viduḥ

Translation

聖なるシヴァの誉れを聴く者、またその誉れを歌い讃える善き人々を、牟尼たちは知る――彼らは主の蓮華の御足の塵が清めるように、自らがティールタのごとき聖地となる。

Word by Word

• शृण्वताम्: of the listeners
• शृण्वताम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) बहुवचन (Plural) — 'of those who are listening'

• शिव-सत्-कीर्तिम्: Śiva’s holy fame
• शिव-सत्-कीर्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्मन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन (Sg); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (determinative): शिवस्य सत्कीर्तिः (the true/good fame of Śiva)

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (M/N), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) बहुवचन (Pl) — 'of the good/virtuous people'

• कीर्तयताम्: of those who praise
• कीर्तयताम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; कीर्तयति)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) बहुवचन (Pl) — 'of those who are praising/reciting'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताम्: that (fame)
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्मन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन (Sg) — सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पद-अम्बुज-रजांसि: the dust of the lotus-feet
• पद-अम्बुज-रजांसि: उपमान (Upamāna/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक) + रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) बहुवचन (Pl); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: पदस्य अम्बुजम् (lotus of the feet) तस्य रजांसि (dust)

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: कर्म (Karma/कर्मन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) बहुवचन (Pl)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) बहुवचन (Pl)

• विदुः: know/recognize
• विदुः: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Pl)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (praising) of Śiva’s sacred fame transform a person into a ‘living tīrtha’—a purifier for oneself and others—because devotion aligns the bound soul (paśu) with Pati (Śiva) and loosens the bonds (pāśa) of impurity.

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

Śiva’s fame and name are treated as direct, accessible supports of Saguna worship—like approaching the Liṅga with devotion. Hearing and chanting function as devotional contact with Śiva’s presence, comparable to receiving sanctity from the ‘dust of the lotus-feet’.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regularly listen to Śiva-kathā and perform kīrtana/japa of Śiva’s names (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), particularly on auspicious days like Mahāśivarātri, cultivating purity and devotional steadiness.