Shloka 37

व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā

Devanagari script

त्वं हि सर्वजगद्भर्तुर्महा देवस्य वेधसः । साम्बस्य सगणस्यास्य प्रसादानां निधिस्स्वयम्

Transliteration

tvaṃ hi sarvajagadbharturmahā devasya vedhasaḥ | sāmbasya sagaṇasyāsya prasādānāṃ nidhissvayam

Translation

సర్వజగద్భర్త అయిన మహాదేవుడు వేదసుడు, గణసహితుడైన సాంబ శివుడు—ఆయన ప్రసాదరూప అనుగ్రహ వరాల నిధి మీరు స్వయమే।

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ (emphasis)

• sarva-jagat-bhartuḥ: of the sustainer of the whole world
• sarva-jagat-bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग ‘भर्तृ’, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वस्य जगतः भर्ता’

• mahā: great
• mahā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable-like in vocative epithet); here as honorific adjective qualifying ‘devasya’ sense: ‘great’

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vedhasaḥ: of the Creator (Vedhas)
• vedhasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sāmbasya: of Sāmba (Śiva with Umā)
• sāmbasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-amba (प्रातिपदिक) → sāmbā (epithet)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘अम्बया सह’ (with Umā)

• sa-gaṇasya: of the one with his gaṇas
• sa-gaṇasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘गणैः सह’ (accompanied by his attendants)

• asya: of this (one)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• prasādānām: of the graces/favors
• prasādānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• nidhiḥ: treasure, repository
• nidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svayam: yourself
• svayam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मार्थक (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrative voice of the Shiva Purana in Kailasa Samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

The verse centers Shiva’s prasāda (grace) as the decisive spiritual power: liberation and wellbeing arise not merely from effort, but from Mahādeva’s compassionate bestowal, aligning with the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate giver of release from pāśa (bondage).

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

By praising Śambhu “with his gaṇas,” the verse highlights Saguna Shiva—Shiva approachable through form, worship, and relationship. Linga-worship is a primary means to seek that prasāda, where devotion, offerings, and recitation culminate in receiving Shiva’s blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Shiva’s prasāda through steady bhakti—daily Linga-pūjā with Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and (where traditional) Tripuṇḍra bhasma and rudrākṣa as supports for remembrance and surrender to Mahādeva’s grace.