Shloka 140

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

इदं रहस्यं परमं यः शृणोति पठत्यपि । स सर्वपापनिर्मुक्त ऋषिलोके महीयते

Transliteration

idaṃ rahasyaṃ paramaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti paṭhatyapi | sa sarvapāpanirmukta ṛṣiloke mahīyate

Translation

Кто услышит эту высшую тайну — или даже прочтёт её вслух, — тот освобождается от всех грехов и почитается в мире риши, провидцев.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रहस्यम्: secret/mystery
• रहस्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘रहस्यम्’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पठति: recites/reads
• पठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापनिर्मुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + निर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative): सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः निर्मुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• ऋषिलोके: in the world of sages
• ऋषिलोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ऋषीणां लोकः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is honored’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

FAQs

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

It declares that śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of Shiva’s highest esoteric teaching purify pāpa and elevate the devotee toward the rishi-ideal—life oriented to jñāna, tapas, and liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

In Shaiva practice, hearing and reciting Shiva-kathā supports devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga and Lord) and gradually matures the mind for the deeper ‘secret’—recognition of Shiva as Pati who frees the bound soul (paśu) from pāśa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa of Shiva Purana passages and daily pāṭha (recitation) as a vrata-like discipline; it can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a simple, steady listening/recitation routine for purification.