Shloka 59

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

संहिता ऋग्यजुःसाम्नां संहन्यन्ते मनीषिभिः सामान्या वैकृताश्चैव द्रष्टृभिस्तैः पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

saṃhitā ṛgyajuḥsāmnāṃ saṃhanyante manīṣibhiḥ sāmānyā vaikṛtāścaiva draṣṭṛbhistaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

《梨俱》《夜柔》《娑摩》三吠陀的本集（Saṃhitā）由智者汇编成就。又由那些“见者”（draṣṭṛ）分别宣说：既有通行的总相（sāmānya），亦有各自支派的变体别传（vaikṛta），一一分明。

Word by Word

• संहिता (saṃhitā): collected recension/compilation

• ऋग् (ṛg): Rigveda

• यजुः (yajuḥ): Yajurveda

• साम्नाम् (sāmnām): of the Sāmaveda

• संहन्यन्ते (saṃhanyante): are compiled/put together

• मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ): by the wise/sages

• सामान्या (sāmānyā): common/general

• वैकृताः (vaikṛtāḥ): modified/variant

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed

• द्रष्टृभिः (draṣṭṛbhiḥ): by the seers/visionaries

• तैः (taiḥ): by them

• पृथक् पृथक् (pṛthak pṛthak): separately, each in its own way.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rigveda
• Yajurveda
• Samaveda
• Rishis (Draṣṭṛs)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It grounds Linga-oriented Shaiva ritual and doctrine in Vedic revelation by affirming that the Vedas exist as carefully compiled Saṃhitās and recognized recensions, preserving mantra-authority (śabda-pramāṇa) for Mahādeva’s worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it points to Shiva-tattva as knowable through revealed sound (Veda) arranged by seers—supporting the Shaiva Siddhānta view that Pati (Shiva) is accessed through āgamic-vedic mantra and right understanding, while Pashu remains bound by Pāśa without such illumination.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes mantra-based Vedic discipline—recitation and correct lineage transmission of Saṃhitā/śākhā—which underpins Shiva-pūjā, homa, and Pāśupata-aligned sādhanā where precise mantra and recension matter.