Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9

रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā

Devanagari script

नापृष्टं भवता किंचिन्नाश्रुतं च कथंचन । भगवच्छिष्यभूतेन भवता सकलं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

nāpṛṣṭaṃ bhavatā kiṃcinnāśrutaṃ ca kathaṃcana | bhagavacchiṣyabhūtena bhavatā sakalaṃ smṛtam

Translation

你无一事不问，也无一事不闻。既为圣尊之真弟子，你已将一切圆满忆持。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अपृष्टम्: unasked
• अपृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—‘not asked’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + पृच्छ् (पृच्छ्-धातु) (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण/Agent-in-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘by you’)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अश्रुतम्: unheard
• अश्रुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—‘not heard’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्रु (श्रु-धातु) (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथंचन: in any way/at all
• कथंचन: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in any way/at all)

• भगवत्-शिष्य-भूतेन: by you, having become the Lord’s disciple
• भगवत्-शिष्य-भूतेन: Karana (करण/Instrument—agent descriptor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (भू-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘भगवतः शिष्यः’ + ‘भूत’ = having become)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण/Agent-in-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग

• सकलम्: all/entire
• सकलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्मृतम्: remembered/recalled
• स्मृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—‘remembered’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

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?

The verse praises the ideal śiṣya: one who asks rightly, hears fully, and retains the teaching—showing that devotion to Pati (Shiva) ripens into clarity, memory, and spiritual readiness for liberation.

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

It frames Shiva-worship as a transmitted tradition: by faithful discipleship to the Lord’s teaching, one understands the proper meaning of Saguna worship (like the Linga) and remembers the disciplines that lead the mind toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies śravaṇa (attentive hearing), manana (reflection), and smaraṇa (remembrance) of Shiva’s instruction—practically supported by daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady devotional focus.