Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

कारयित्वा मुनिस्तस्मै प्रददौ ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । तदाप्रभृति तं कृष्णं मुनयश्शंसितव्रताः

Transliteration

kārayitvā munistasmai pradadau jñānamuttamam | tadāprabhṛti taṃ kṛṣṇaṃ munayaśśaṃsitavratāḥ

Translation

اسے مقررہ ریاضت کروا کر مُنی نے اسے اعلیٰ ترین گیان عطا کیا۔ اسی وقت سے ستودہ ورتوں میں ثابت قدم مُنیوں نے اس کرشن کو تسلیم کر کے اس کی ستائش کی۔

Word by Word

• kārayitvā: having made (him) perform
• kārayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kārayitvā (कृदन्त; √kṛ कृ, causative णिच् + absolutive क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), causative sense: 'having caused (him) to do/perform'

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• pradadau: gave
• pradadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा) with pra-
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्) imperfect/past, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• uttamam: excellent, supreme
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with 'jñānam'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• prabhṛti: from (that time) onward
• prabhṛti: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhṛti (अव्यय)
• Form: Postposition/indeclinable meaning 'from, since' (अपादानार्थक अव्यय)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kṛṣṇam: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; apposition to 'tam'

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• śaṃsita-vratāḥ: having praised/commended vows
• śaṃsita-vratāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃsita (कृदन्त; √śaṃs शंस्, PPP 'praised/commended') + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; बहुव्रीहि: śaṃsitaṃ vrataṃ yeṣām = whose vow is praised/commended; qualifies 'munayaḥ'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva principle that supreme knowledge (jñāna) is transmitted through a realized guru after disciplined practice, leading to inner transformation recognized by accomplished sages.

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

Though the verse speaks of jñāna, it implies the Shaiva path where disciplined sādhanā and devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-worship) mature into purified insight, which the wise affirm as true spiritual attainment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implies regulated sādhanā under guidance—such as mantra-japa (including the Panchākṣarī), yogic restraint, and vow-based observances—through which the mind becomes fit to receive liberating knowledge.