Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45

भक्ताधिकारि-द्विजधर्म-योगिलक्षणवर्णनम् / Duties of Qualified Devotees and Marks of Yogins

Devanagari script

विज्ञानसंग्रहस्यास्य वेदशास्त्राणि कृत्स्नशः । सेतिहासपुराणानि विद्या व्याख्यानविस्तरः

Transliteration

vijñānasaṃgrahasyāsya vedaśāstrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ | setihāsapurāṇāni vidyā vyākhyānavistaraḥ

Translation

ഈ വിജ്ഞാനസംഗ്രഹത്തിൽ വേദശാസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായി പ്രതിപാദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇതിഹാസപുരാണങ്ങളോടുകൂടി—ഇത് വിദ്യയുടെ വിശാലമായ വ്യാഖ്യാനവിസ്താരമാണ്।

Word by Word

• विज्ञानसंग्रहस्य: of the compendium of knowledge
• विज्ञानसंग्रहस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान + संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष ‘collection of knowledge’

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitival relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular ‘of this’

• वेदशास्त्राणि: Vedas and treatises
• वेदशास्त्राणि: उद्देश्य/विषय (Topic/Content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Nom./Acc. plural; द्वन्द्व ‘Vedas and śāstras’

• कृत्स्नशः: completely
• कृत्स्नशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्नशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/सम्पूर्णता-अव्यय — adverb ‘entirely, in full’

• स: that/it
• स: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular (demonstrative ‘that/it’)

• इतिहासपुराणानि: Itihāsas and Purāṇas
• इतिहासपुराणानि: उद्देश्य/विषय (Topic/Content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Nom./Acc. plural; द्वन्द्व ‘Itihāsas and Purāṇas’

• विद्या: knowledge/learning
• विद्या: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• व्याख्यानविस्तरः: elaborate explanation
• व्याख्यानविस्तरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याख्यान + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष ‘expansion by explanation / explanatory elaboration’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It affirms that the Shiva Purana functions as a comprehensive vehicle of vijñāna (realized spiritual knowledge), integrating Vedic, śāstric, and Purāṇic teachings into an explanatory framework that supports liberation-oriented understanding.

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

By grounding Purāṇic exposition in Veda and Śāstra, it legitimizes Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a scripturally supported means to approach Pati (Śiva) and progress toward true knowledge and mokṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse primarily recommends śāstra-adhyayana and reflective contemplation (svādhyāya and mananā) as practice—studying and internalizing Shiva-centered teaching as a disciplined path of knowledge leading to devotion and clarity.