Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 13

Śivapūjā-stuti: Deva-Ṛṣi-Paramparāyāṃ Śaṃkara-caritasya Prastāvaḥ

Prelude to Śaṃkara’s narrative and the lineage of Śiva-worship

Devanagari script

उपमन्युर्महाभक्तश्शिवस्य परमात्मनः । याज्ञवल्क्यो महाशैवो जैमिनिर्गर्ग एव च

Transliteration

upamanyurmahābhaktaśśivasya paramātmanaḥ | yājñavalkyo mahāśaivo jaiminirgarga eva ca

Translation

优波摩纽是至上我——湿婆的大奉献者。雅若那伐尔迦是大湿婆信徒；同样，阇弥尼与迦尔伽亦然。

Word by Word

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ऋषिनाम)

• महाभक्तः: a great devotee
• महाभक्तः: विशेष्य (सम्बोधन/वर्णन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भक्तः)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परमात्मनः: of the Supreme Self
• परमात्मनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ऋषिनाम)

• महाशैवः: a great Śaiva devotee
• महाशैवः: विशेष्य (सम्बोधन/वर्णन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् शैवः)

• जैमिनिः: Jaimini
• जैमिनिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ऋषिनाम)

• गर्गः: Garga
• गर्गः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ऋषिनाम)

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Upamanyu
• Yajnavalkya
• Jaimini
• Garga

FAQs

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

It honors exemplary ṛṣis as mahābhaktas and mahāśaivas, teaching that steadfast devotion to Śiva—recognized as Paramātmā—purifies the soul and supports liberation through Śiva’s grace.

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

By naming renowned Śaiva devotees, the verse reinforces the Purāṇic path of Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—commonly expressed through Liṅga worship—where the devotee approaches the Supreme through a sacred form and disciplined reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is to follow the conduct of great Śaivas: daily Śiva-pūjā (often to the Liṅga), japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a life of devotion and scriptural study.