Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुनर्ब्रूहि कथां शंभोर्व्यास प्रश्नानुसारतः । सर्वज्ञस्त्वं व्यासशिष्यः शिवतत्त्वविचक्षणः

Transliteration

punarbrūhi kathāṃ śaṃbhorvyāsa praśnānusārataḥ | sarvajñastvaṃ vyāsaśiṣyaḥ śivatattvavicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

おおヴィヤーサ（Vyāsa）よ、問われた事柄に従い、シャンブ（Śambhu）の聖なる物語を今一度語り給え。汝は全知にして——ヴィヤーサの弟子——シヴァ（Śiva）のタットヴァ（tattva）を見極める賢者である。

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ब्रूहि: tell, speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथाम्: the story
• कथाम्: Karma (कर्म/object of ब्रूहि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• व्यास: O Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• प्रश्नानुसारतः: according to (our) questions
• प्रश्नानुसारतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: praśna-anusāratas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रश्नानुसार) + तस्; क्रियाविशेषण (according to the questions)

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective of त्वम्); तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वं जानाति)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• व्यासशिष्यः: disciple of Vyāsa
• व्यासशिष्यः: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to त्वम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa-śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (व्यासस्य शिष्यः)

• शिवतत्त्वविचक्षणः: skilled in the doctrine/principle of Śiva
• शिवतत्त्वविचक्षणः: Karta (कर्ता; adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva-tattva-vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (of त्वम्); तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवतत्त्वे विचक्षणः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It affirms that Śiva-kathā should be transmitted through a qualified lineage and grounded inquiry, because true liberation in Shaiva Siddhānta arises from right understanding of Śiva-tattva (Pati) and devotion expressed through listening (śravaṇa).

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

By requesting the story of Śambhu to be told properly, it points to kathā and instruction as supports for Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—through which the seeker gradually apprehends the deeper Śiva-tattva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and manana: listen to Śiva-kathā from an authorized teacher and contemplate it; this is commonly paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a daily discipline.