Shloka 63

शिवपुराण-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Śiva Purāṇa) / Śivapurāṇa Māhātmya

Devanagari script

एतच्छिवपुराणं हि सप्तसंहितमादरात् । परिपूर्णं पठेद्यस्तु स जीवन्मुक्त उच्यते

Transliteration

etacchivapurāṇaṃ hi saptasaṃhitamādarāt | paripūrṇaṃ paṭhedyastu sa jīvanmukta ucyate

Translation

Sesungguhnya, sesiapa yang dengan penuh hormat membaca dan mempelajari Śiva Purāṇa ini secara lengkap—yang sempurna dengan tujuh Saṃhitā—maka dia dinyatakan sebagai jīvanmukta, yakni yang bebas ketika masih hidup.

Word by Word

• एतत्-शिव-पुराणम्: this Śiva Purāṇa
• एतत्-शिव-पुराणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतत् + शिव + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ (this) + ‘शिवपुराण’ (Śiva-Purāṇa)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपातः (particle: indeed/for)

• सप्त-संहितम्: consisting of seven saṃhitās
• सप्त-संहितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्विगु—‘सप्त संहिताः यस्य’ (having seven saṃhitās)

• आदरात्: out of reverence
• आदरात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause; पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ—‘out of reverence’

• परिपूर्णम्: completely; in full
• परिपूर्णम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पूर्ण (कृदन्त; √पॄ/√पॢ? here adjectival ‘पूर्ण’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘completely/fully (in entirety)’

• पठेत्: should read
• पठेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should read’

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed; however
• तु: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपातः (particle: but/indeed)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम (correlative pronoun)

• जीवत्-मुक्तः: a living-liberated one
• जीवत्-मुक्तः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवत् (कृदन्त; √जीव्) + मुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘जीवन् एव मुक्तः’ (liberated while living)

• उच्यते: is said; is called
• उच्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a shrine narrative; it is a phalaśruti asserting that complete, reverent study yields jīvanmukti.

Significance: Positions śravaṇa-pāṭha (hearing/reading) as a direct liberative sādhana; ‘ādara’ (reverence) is the qualifying bhāva.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims that wholehearted, complete engagement with the Shiva Purana—approached with reverence—purifies bondage (pāśa) and establishes the devotee in Shiva-oriented liberation (jīvanmukti) even before the body falls.

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

The Vidyeśvara Saṁhitā emphasizes accessible Saguna worship—especially the Liṅga—as a direct means to realize Shiva; complete study supports that devotion and ripens it into liberating knowledge and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A reverent, complete pāṭha/parāyaṇa (full reading) of the Shiva Purana—ideally alongside daily Shiva-smaraṇa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—is implied as the practical discipline.