Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

वेदव्यासाय वेदानां विभागं कुर्वते नमः । हिताय सर्वलोकानां पुराणरचनाय च

Transliteration

vedavyāsāya vedānāṃ vibhāgaṃ kurvate namaḥ | hitāya sarvalokānāṃ purāṇaracanāya ca

Translation

顶礼于毗耶娑（Vedavyāsa），分判编次诸吠陀者；并顶礼于他，为一切世界之安乐而撰作诸《往世书》（Purāṇa）者。

Word by Word

• वेदव्यासाय: to Vedavyāsa
• वेदव्यासाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + व्यास (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदानां व्यासः)

• वेदानाम्: of the Vedas
• वेदानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• विभागम्: division; classification
• विभागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्वते: does; makes
• कुर्वते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः (salutation as fixed nominal)

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न from √धा/√हि in sense 'beneficial')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of)

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all worlds/people
• सर्वलोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे लोकाः)

• पुराणरचनाय: for the composition of the Purāṇa(s)
• पुराणरचनाय: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + रचना (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुराणस्य रचना)

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, invoking Vyāsa at the outset)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: वेदव्यासाय वेदानां विभागं कुर्वते नमः । हिताय सर्वलोकानां पुराणरचनाय च

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vedavyasa
• Vedas
• Puranas

FAQs

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

It establishes reverence for Vyāsa as the empowered arranger of revealed knowledge, affirming that Purāṇic teaching is meant for loka-hita (the welfare and uplift of all beings) and thus is a valid path to dharma and liberation when aligned to devotion to Śiva.

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

By honoring Vyāsa’s Purāṇa-composition, the verse legitimizes the Purāṇic presentation of Saguna Śiva—especially Linga-worship, vrata, and bhakti practices—as compassionate, accessible means for all to approach Pati (Śiva) and loosen pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple śāstra-vandana: begin study or recitation with salutations to Vyāsa, then proceed with attentive listening (śravaṇa) and remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva—often paired in Shaiva practice with japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya").