Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

विकैतवो धर्म इह प्रगीतो वेदांतविज्ञानमयः प्रधानः । अमत्सरांतर्बुधवेद्यवस्तु सत्कॢप्तमत्रैव त्रिवर्गयुक्तम्

Transliteration

vikaitavo dharma iha pragīto vedāṃtavijñānamayaḥ pradhānaḥ | amatsarāṃtarbudhavedyavastu satkḷptamatraiva trivargayuktam

Translation

विकैतवो धर्म इह प्रगीतो वेदान्तविज्ञानमयः प्रधानः। अमत्सरान्तर्बुधवेद्यवस्तु सत्कॢप्तमत्रैव त्रिवर्गयुक्तम्॥

Word by Word

• vi-kaitavaḥ: free from deceit
• vi-kaitavaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaitava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद ‘vi-’ = ‘without/away from’ (निषेधार्थ)

• dharmaḥ: dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• iha: here (in this text/world)
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देश/कालवाचक अव्यय)

• pragītaḥ: is proclaimed/sung
• pragītaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + gā (गा धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृदन्त—क्त/PPP), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘pra-’ intensifier; agrees with ‘dharmaḥ’

• vedānta-vijñāna-mayaḥ: consisting of Vedāntic knowledge
• vedānta-vijñāna-mayaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vedānta (प्रातिपदिक) + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘vedāntasya vijñānam’ + ‘maya’ = consisting of)

• pradhānaḥ: chief, principal
• pradhānaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• a-matsara-antar-budha-vedya-vastu: a reality knowable to the wise within the non-envious
• a-matsara-antar-budha-vedya-vastu: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-matsara (प्रातिपदिक) + antar (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + budha (प्रातिपदिक) + vedya (विद् धातु-जन्य कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + vastu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘amatsarāṇām antar budhānām vedyam vastu’ (a thing knowable by the wise within the non-envious)

• sat-kḷptam: well-established, properly arranged
• sat-kḷptam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + kḷp (कॢप् धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘sat’ = good/proper + ‘kḷpta’ = arranged/established); PPP (क्त)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• tri-varga-yuktam: endowed with the three aims (trivarga)
• tri-varga-yuktam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (युज् धातु-जन्य कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘trayo vargāḥ’ = three aims; ‘yukta’ = endowed, PPP/क्त)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines true Dharma as “non-deceptive” and rooted in realized wisdom, emphasizing inner purity (freedom from envy) as the qualification for grasping the highest truth that culminates in Shiva-oriented liberation.

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

By stressing purity and wisdom, it frames Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship as a sincere path (without hypocrisy) that refines the heart; such inner transformation makes the devotee fit to know the deeper reality that the Linga signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is inner discipline: abandon matsara (envy), practice steady devotion and contemplation on Shiva (e.g., japa of the Panchakshara—Om Namaḥ Śivāya) so worship becomes a vehicle of true knowledge rather than mere outward display.