Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

एवमभ्यर्थितस्त मुनिभिर्वेदपारगैः । सर्ववेदार्थविन्मुख्यः शुकतातो महामुनिः । वेदान्तसारसर्वस्वं प्रणवं परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

evamabhyarthitasta munibhirvedapāragaiḥ | sarvavedārthavinmukhyaḥ śukatāto mahāmuniḥ | vedāntasārasarvasvaṃ praṇavaṃ parameśvaram

Translation

诸位已达吠陀彼岸的牟尼如此恳请后，那位大圣——舒迦之父、通达一切吠陀义理之最胜者——便开始开示“普罗那瓦”（Praṇava），即至上主帕拉梅湿伐罗（Parameśvara），祂是吠檀多精髓之精髓，亦是其全体。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारार्थक (thus/in this manner)

• abhyarthitaḥ: having been entreated
• abhyarthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + arth (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकालिक (past participle) ‘requested’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (mahāmuniḥ इति)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• munibhiḥ: by sages
• munibhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• veda-pāragaiḥ: by those who have mastered the Vedas
• veda-pāragaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + pāra-ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुष (veda-pāram gacchanti iti); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (munibhiḥ इति)

• sarva-veda-artha-vit: knower of the meanings of all the Vedas
• sarva-veda-artha-vit: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + veda + artha + vid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (sarveṣāṃ vedānām arthān vetti iti); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (mukhyaḥ इति)

• mukhyaḥ: chief
• mukhyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (mahāmuniḥ इति)

• śuka-tātaḥ: Śuka’s father (Vyāsa)
• śuka-tātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuka + tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śukasya tātaḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• mahā-muniḥ: the great sage
• mahā-muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समनाधिकरण (śuka-tātaḥ इति)

• vedānta-sāra-sarvasvam: the very essence and all-in-all of Vedānta
• vedānta-sāra-sarvasvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedānta + sāra + sarvasva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (vedāntasya sāraḥ; tasya sarvasvam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• praṇavam: the Praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; apposition to vedānta-sāra-sarvasvam

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; apposition to praṇavam

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; introducing Vyasa’s teaching)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Identifies Parameśvara with Praṇava as Vedānta-sāra; encourages ‘inner pilgrimage’ to Oṃ as Śiva-tattva, aligning scriptural study with devotion.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: praṇava (Oṃ) is explicitly invoked as Parameśvara; no full mantra is quoted.

Type: gayatri

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parameshvara
• Vyasa
• Shuka
• Vedas
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It identifies Praṇava (Oṃ) with Parameśvara Śiva, presenting Oṃ as the condensed Vedānta-essence through which the Supreme (Pati) is contemplated and realized.

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

By declaring Oṃ as Parameśvara, it links inner mantra-upāsanā to Śiva-worship: the same Supreme is approached as Saguna through symbols like the Liṅga, and as subtler truth through Praṇava contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Praṇava-japa and meditation on Oṃ as Śiva (Parameśvara), ideally integrated with Shaiva discipline such as mantra-recitation and inward contemplation aimed at liberation.