Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

भवन्तमेव भगवान्व्यासस्सर्वजगद्गुरुः । अभिषिच्य पुराणानां गुरुत्वे समयोजयत्

Transliteration

bhavantameva bhagavānvyāsassarvajagadguruḥ | abhiṣicya purāṇānāṃ gurutve samayojayat

Translation

世间之师薄伽梵·毗耶娑唯独为你行灌顶之礼，并任命你在诸《往世书》中居于尊首之位。

Word by Word

• भवन्तम्: you (honored one)
• भवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (honorific pronoun)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वजगत्-गुरुः: teacher of the entire world
• सर्वजगत्-गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य जगतः गुरुः = guru of all the world)

• अभिषिच्य: having consecrated
• अभिषिच्य: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√सिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action); ‘having consecrated/anointed’

• पुराणानाम्: of the Purāṇas
• पुराणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• गुरुत्वे: in the status of pre-eminence/authority
• गुरुत्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• समयोजयत्: he appointed/established
• समयोजयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It asserts the Shiva Purana’s scriptural primacy, indicating that its teachings—centered on Pati (Śiva) as the supreme Lord who grants liberation—are to be received as authoritative guidance for moksha.

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

By declaring the Shiva Purana preeminent, the text implicitly elevates its prescribed Shaiva disciplines—especially devotion to Saguna Shiva through the Linga, mantra, and ritual—as principal means for purification and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devout listening/recitation) of the Shiva Purana with reverence, supporting daily Shiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and worship of the Linga.