Shloka 14

Devanagari script

याज्ञवल्क्य इति ख्यातो गीतो वेदेषु वै मुनिः । आराध्य स महादेवं प्राप्तवाञ्ज्ञानमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

yājñavalkya iti khyāto gīto vedeṣu vai muniḥ | ārādhya sa mahādevaṃ prāptavāñjñānamuttamam

Translation

ಯಾಜ್ಞವಲ್ಕ್ಯನೆಂದು ಖ್ಯಾತನಾಗಿ, ವೇದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಆ ಮುನಿಯು ಮಹಾದೇವನನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸಿ ಪರಮೋತ್ತಮ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದನು.

Word by Word

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus/so-called
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• ख्यातः: renowned/known
• ख्यातः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ख्यात’ = renowned/known

• गीतः: celebrated (sung)
• गीतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘गीत’ = sung/celebrated

• वेदेषु: in the Vedas
• वेदेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having worshipped’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘महान् देवः’ = the great god)

• प्राप्तवान्: obtained
• प्राप्तवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfective past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; finite sense ‘obtained’

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: supreme/excellent
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) of ‘ज्ञानम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Yajnavalkya

FAQs

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

It teaches that supreme liberating knowledge (jñāna) is perfected through Śiva-arādhana—devotional worship of Pati (Mahādeva)—showing that grace and disciplined devotion culminate in the highest realization.

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

The verse highlights “ārādhana” of Mahādeva, which in Shiva Purana practice is commonly performed through saguna upāsanā—especially Linga worship—where devotion to the manifest form leads the seeker toward the supreme truth of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-arādhana: Linga pūjā with mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by purity disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady meditation aimed at inner transformation.