Shloka 95

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

Devanagari script

विद्येश्वरसंहितेयं कथिता वो मुनीश्वराः । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा नित्यं मुक्तिदा शिवशासनात्

Transliteration

vidyeśvarasaṃhiteyaṃ kathitā vo munīśvarāḥ | sarvasiddhipradā nityaṃ muktidā śivaśāsanāt

Translation

ഹേ മുനീശ്വരന്മാരേ! ഈ വിദ്യേശ്വരസംഹിത നിങ്ങളോട് ഉപദേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; ശിവന്റെ ശാസനപ്രകാരം ഇത് നിത്യമായി എല്ലാ സിദ്ധികളും നൽകുകയും മോക്ഷം പ്രദാനം ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു।

Word by Word

• विद्येश्वर-संहिता: the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
• विद्येश्वर-संहिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या + ईश्वर + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्येश्वरस्य संहिता)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कथिता: has been narrated
• कथिता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संहिता/इयम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), बहुवचन; ‘to you/for you’ (contextually dative)

• मुनीश्वराः: O lords of sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (मुनिनाम् ईश्वराः)

• सर्वसिद्धि-प्रदा: bestowing all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धि-प्रदा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वसिद्धिं प्रददाति) ‘संहिता’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• मुक्ति-दा: granting liberation
• मुक्ति-दा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मुक्तिं ददाति) ‘संहिता’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शिव-शासनात्: from Śiva’s command
• शिव-शासनात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य शासनम्) अपादान/हेतु-भाव (from/by Śiva’s command)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā as intrinsically efficacious: hearing/receiving it under Śiva’s authority leads to both worldly-spiritual attainments (siddhis) and the highest goal, mokṣa—primarily through Śiva’s grace rather than mere intellectual knowledge.

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

The Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā is foundational for Śiva-upāsanā—especially Linga devotion and mantra-based worship—affirming that Saguna practices done in obedience to Śiva’s śāsana (injunction) mature the seeker toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of this saṃhitā alongside Śiva worship—commonly supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and traditional aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as taught in Śaiva observance.