Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

विद्येश्वराख्या तत्राद्या द्वितीया रुद्रसंहिता । तृतीया शतरुद्राख्या कोटिरुद्रा चतुर्थिका

Transliteration

vidyeśvarākhyā tatrādyā dvitīyā rudrasaṃhitā | tṛtīyā śatarudrākhyā koṭirudrā caturthikā

Translation

ในนั้น ภาคแรกชื่อ ‘วิทยेशวรสังหิตา’ ภาคที่สอง ‘รุทรสังหิตา’ ภาคที่สามรู้จักกันว่า ‘ศตรุทร’ และภาคที่สี่คือ ‘โกฏิรุทรา’.

Word by Word

• विद्येश्वराख्या: named ‘Vidyeśvara’
• विद्येश्वराख्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्येश्वर + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध) = ‘विद्येश्वरस्य आख्या’/‘विद्येश्वर-आख्या’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अद्या/संहिता)

• तत्र: therein
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• आद्या: the first
• आद्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषणम् (first)

• द्वितीया: the second
• द्वितीया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषणम् (second)

• रुद्रसंहिता: the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी) = ‘रुद्रस्य संहिता’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तृतीया: the third
• तृतीया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषणम् (third)

• शतरुद्राख्या: named ‘Śatarudra’
• शतरुद्राख्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतरुद्र + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास = ‘शतरुद्र-आख्या’ (named ‘Śatarudra’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कोटिरुद्रा: (the) Koṭirudrā (named thus)
• कोटिरुद्रा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव) = ‘कोटि-रुद्रा’ (having/pertaining to a crore of Rudras; name); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चतुर्थिका: the fourth
• चतुर्थिका: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषणम् (fourth)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Vidyeshvara

FAQs

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

It establishes the sacred architecture of the Shiva Purana by naming its major Saṃhitās, guiding seekers from foundational Shiva-upāsanā (Vidyeśvara) through narrative and devotion (Rudra) to the vision of Shiva’s countless forms (Śatarudra) and pilgrimage-based grace (Koṭirudra).

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

By pointing to the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā first, the verse signals that Linga-centered Saguna worship and core disciplines (mantra, purity, devotion) are the entry-gate into the Purāṇa’s Shaiva path, which later expands into broader revelations of Rudra’s forms and holy sites.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is classificatory, but it implicitly directs practice toward Vidyeśvara themes—regular Linga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), supported by Shaiva markers like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as taught in the foundational sections.