Shloka 50

Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां शताक्ष्याद्यवतारवर्णनं नाम पंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ śatākṣyādyavatāravarṇanaṃ nāma paṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

یوں شری شیو مہاپُران کے پانچویں (کتاب) اُما سنہتا میں ‘شَتاکشی وغیرہ اوتاروں کا بیان’ نامی پچاسواں باب اختتام پذیر ہوا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति (Closure)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्ति/उद्धरण-निपात (closing particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī-Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: अधिकरण (Location; ‘in’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• पञ्चम्याम्: in the fifth (book)
• पञ्चम्याम्: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (ordinal/section: ‘in the fifth’)

• उमासंहितायाम्: in the Umāsaṃhitā
• उमासंहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शताक्ष्याद्यवतारवर्णनम्: the description of incarnations beginning with Śatākṣī
• शताक्ष्याद्यवतारवर्णनम्: विधेय/नाम (Title/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शताक्षी (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + अवतार (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: नामनिर्देश (Naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: ‘named/called’)

• पञ्चाशत्तमः: fiftieth
• पञ्चाशत्तमः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक (ordinal); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/Heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the conclusion of Umāsaṃhitā chapter 50, naming the topic as the description of avatāras beginning with Śatākṣī.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Śatākṣī

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon marking completion of a teaching section; it emphasizes scriptural remembrance (smaraṇa) of Shiva–Shakti’s avatāra narratives as a supportive means for bhakti and right understanding on the path to liberation.

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

By framing the chapter as “avatāra-varṇana,” it directs devotees to contemplate Saguna manifestations of Shiva’s grace in history and myth, which complements Linga-worship by giving form, story, and devotional focus to the same Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is svādhyāya (scriptural recitation) and nāma-smaraṇa—reading or hearing this chapter with devotion, concluding with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offering mental worship to Shiva–Umā.