Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

तदा तमनुकूलाभिर्वाग्भिः पूज्य १ महर्षयः । अतीवाभिमुखं कृत्वा वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्

Transliteration

tadā tamanukūlābhirvāgbhiḥ pūjya 1 maharṣayaḥ | atīvābhimukhaṃ kṛtvā vacanaṃ cedamabruvan

Translation

当时，诸大圣仙以和悦而恭敬的言辞礼敬他，继而全然面向他，宣说如下之语。

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• anukūlābhiḥ: with favorable
• anukūlābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anukūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• vāgbhiḥ: words/speech
• vāgbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• pūjya: having honored
• pūjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ya (क्तव्य/यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory participle), अव्ययभावे/सम्बद्ध-क्रिया; अर्थः ‘पूज्य’ = having honored / after honoring

• maharṣayaḥ: the great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• atīva: very, exceedingly
• atīva: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक-अव्यय (intensifier adverb)

• abhimukham: facing (towards)
• abhimukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhimukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (as predicate to ‘tam’ via kṛtvā)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• vacanam: speech, statement
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• abruvan: they said
• abruvan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the sages’ actions at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Shows the proper etiquette (maryādā) of approaching the teacher: pleasing speech, attentive orientation, and readiness to inquire—conditions for fruitful śravaṇa.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Suta Goswami
• Maharshis

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal that sacred knowledge is received through humility and reverent speech—honoring the teacher and turning the mind fully toward the teaching before inquiry.

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

Even before ritual worship, the Purana emphasizes inner worship through respectful words and attentive orientation; this becomes the mental foundation for Saguna Shiva devotion, including Linga-upasana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin recitation or listening to Shiva Purana with guru-vandana and focused attention (ekāgratā), treating speech as a form of pūjā before mantra-japa or other rites.