Shloka 79

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

अतः सेव्यो महादेवो मध्यमेश्वरसंज्ञकः । अस्याराधनतो विप्रा बहवः सिद्धिमागताः

Transliteration

ataḥ sevyo mahādevo madhyameśvarasaṃjñakaḥ | asyārādhanato viprā bahavaḥ siddhimāgatāḥ

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ‘ಮಧ್ಯಮೇಶ್ವರ’ ಎಂಬ ನಾಮದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧನಾದ ಮಹಾದೇವನನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸಿ ಪೂಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಅವನ ಆರಾಧನೆಯಿಂದ ಅನೇಕ ವಿಪ್ರರು ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣತೆಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival sense)

• sevyaḥ: worthy to be served
• sevyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sev (धातु) + ya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (Kridanta), विधेय-विशेषण; भाव्य/योग्य-अर्थे (to be served), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva (Great God)
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• madhyameśvara-saṃjñakaḥ: having the name ‘Madhyameśvara’
• madhyameśvara-saṃjñakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhyama + īśvara + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (madhyameśvara-स्य saṃjñā यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (mahādevaḥ इति)

• asya: of him/this (of this one)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ārādhanataḥ: from (the act of) worship
• ārādhanataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th) एकवचन; -तः (ablatival ending)

• viprāḥ: brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (viprāḥ इति)

• siddhim: success/perfection
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āgatāḥ: have attained
• āgatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Kridanta), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘have attained’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Madhyameśvara is prescribed as the proper object of sevā/ārādhana in Kāśī; the text cites precedent: many vipras attained siddhi through his worship, establishing an exemplary lineage of accomplishment.

Significance: Encourages regular worship (sevā) as a means to siddhi—here best read in Śaiva Siddhānta as purification and ripening toward Śiva’s grace rather than mere worldly powers.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse declares Mahādeva (as Madhyameśvara) as the proper object of worship and affirms a Shaiva Siddhānta theme: sincere ārādhana of Pati (Śiva) loosens pāśa (bondage) and leads the devotee toward siddhi—inner purification, divine grace, and ultimately liberation.

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

By naming Śiva as Madhyameśvara and recommending worship, the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—approaching the transcendent Lord through an accessible form and name, commonly through Liṅga worship, which becomes a doorway to realizing His higher (nirguṇa) reality through grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to regular Śiva-ārādhana: offering water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), performed with devotion and purity, aiming at inner siddhi rather than merely worldly powers.