Shloka 27

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

शिवशिष्याय पुत्राय शिवस्य शिवदायिने । शिवप्रियाय शिवयोरानन्दनिधये नम

Transliteration

śivaśiṣyāya putrāya śivasya śivadāyine | śivapriyāya śivayorānandanidhaye nama

Translation

ಶಿವನ ಶಿಷ್ಯಸ್ವರೂಪ ಪುತ್ರನಿಗೆ, ಭಕ್ತರಿಗೆ ಶಿವತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ದಾನಿಸುವವನಿಗೆ, ಶಿವಪ್ರಿಯನಿಗೆ, ಹಾಗೂ ಶಿವ-ಶಿವಾ ದಿವ್ಯಯುಗಲದ ಆನಂದನಿಧಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ।

Word by Word

• शिव-शिष्याय: to Śiva’s disciple
• शिव-शिष्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य शिष्यः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• पुत्राय: to the son
• पुत्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• शिव-दायिने: to the giver of auspiciousness
• शिव-दायिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिन् (कृदन्त; √दा धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवं ददाति इति/शिवं दायते इति); दायिन् = णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिव-प्रियाय: to the beloved of Śiva
• शिव-प्रियाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य प्रियः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिवयोः: of the two: Śiva and (Umā)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), द्विवचन; (शिव-पार्वत्योः)

• आनन्द-निधये: to the treasure of bliss
• आनन्द-निधये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आनन्दस्य निधिः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/भाव (भावार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa teachings in the Shiva Purana to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Skanda as the mediator of Śiva-bhakti—‘śivadāyin’—thus emphasizing grace (anugraha) that loosens pāśa (bondage) by turning the paśu toward Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivaśiṣyāya putrāya śivasya śivadāyine | śivapriyāya śivayorānandanidhaye nama

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises an exalted devotee/son who embodies Śiva-bhakti and becomes a channel through which devotion to Śiva and auspicious grace arise—pointing, in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, to Pati (Śiva) as the source of ānanda and liberation.

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

The verse is a namaskāra that supports Saguna upāsanā—devotional remembrance of Śiva (often through the Liṅga) and Śiva-Śakti as the divine pair—strengthening personal devotion that leads toward realization of Śiva’s supreme nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use it as a brief namaskāra before japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), Liṅga-abhisheka, or daily Śiva-Śakti dhyāna, cultivating humility, devotion, and remembrance of Śiva as the giver of auspicious grace.