Shloka 53

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

अतः कृत्वानुकंपां वै तमर्थं वक्तुमर्हसि । उपदेशविधानेन सदाचारक्रमेण च

Transliteration

ataḥ kṛtvānukaṃpāṃ vai tamarthaṃ vaktumarhasi | upadeśavidhānena sadācārakrameṇa ca

Translation

因此，出于慈悲，你确应开示此义——以正当的灵性教导之法，并依循正行的次第与戒律。

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), causal adverb (हेतुवाचक)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done/made’

• anukampām: compassion
• anukampām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anukampā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), emphasis/assurance

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

• artham: meaning, matter
• artham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaktum: to tell
• vaktum: Prayojana / Kriyārtha (प्रयोजन/क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to speak/tell’

• arhasi: you are worthy/you should
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• upadeśa-vidhānena: by the method of instruction
• upadeśa-vidhānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadeśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: उपदेशस्य विधानम्

• sad-ācāra-krameṇa: by the sequence of good conduct
• sad-ācāra-krameṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समास: सदाचारस्य क्रमः (sad+ācāra → sadācāra; then sadācāra+krama)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speaker

A disciple/devotee (addressing a revered teacher in the Kailasa discourse, traditionally within Suta’s narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shaiva knowledge should be transmitted with compassion and through a proper teaching method, and that realization is supported by sadācāra (disciplined, ethical living) alongside instruction.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not merely external; it is to be learned correctly from a competent guide and upheld through right conduct—purity, restraint, and devotional discipline—so the devotee’s practice becomes inwardly transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to receiving mantra and worship procedures through proper upadeśa, then sustaining them with sadācāra—regular japa (especially Panchakshara), disciplined puja, and purity practices such as bhasma and rudrāksha when taught in one’s tradition.