Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

आत्मानं मेनिरे सर्वे कृतार्था वयमित्युत । शिवप्रीत्या सुपूर्णार्थाश्शिवभक्तिरतास्सदा

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ menire sarve kṛtārthā vayamityuta | śivaprītyā supūrṇārthāśśivabhaktiratāssadā

Translation

Pagkaraan, inakala nilang lahat na ganap na silang natupad, na nagsasabing, “Naabot na namin ang aming layon.” Sapagkat napasaya nila si Śiva, lubos na natupad ang kanilang mga hangarin, at sila’y nanatiling magpakailanman sa Śiva-bhakti.

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: themselves
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मेनिरे: considered/thought
• मेनिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु; मन्यते)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश (pronominal adjective used substantively)

• कृतार्थाः: fulfilled/successful
• कृतार्थाः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of सर्वे)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता; उद्धृतवाक्ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• उत: indeed/also
• उत: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/optional particle)

• शिवप्रीत्या: due to Shiva’s pleasure/for pleasing Shiva
• शिवप्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + प्रीति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु (instrumental of cause)

• सु-पूर्णार्थाः: fully accomplished in purpose
• सु-पूर्णार्थाः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पूर्ण-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; सु + पूर्ण + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of implied subject)

• शिवभक्तिरताः: devoted to Shiva-bhakti
• शिवभक्तिरताः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-भक्ति-रत (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + भक्ति + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse articulates the fruit (kṛtārthatā) of pleasing Śiva—an idea central to Kāśī’s promise of mokṣa under Viśvanātha’s grace.

Significance: Frames Śiva-bhakti as the consummation of all puruṣārthas; in Kāśī this is classically interpreted as liberation through Śiva’s special grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that true life-fulfillment (kṛtārthatā) culminates in Śiva-prīti—securing the Lord’s grace—after which the devotee naturally abides in steady Śiva-bhakti, the Shaiva path to liberation.

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

“Pleasing Śiva” is practically embodied in Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā with mantra, offerings, and reverence—through which devotion matures and the devotee’s aims become ‘fully accomplished’ by Śiva’s favor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is daily Śiva-bhakti: regular Linga worship with the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by purity and steadiness; the emphasis is constancy (sadā) rather than a single act.