Shloka 4

भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य

The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva

Devanagari script

येषां चैव शिवः साक्षाद्दैवतं परमं शुभम् । सदा शिवकथा लोके वल्लभा भवतां सदा

Transliteration

yeṣāṃ caiva śivaḥ sākṣāddaivataṃ paramaṃ śubham | sadā śivakathā loke vallabhā bhavatāṃ sadā

Translation

对于那些以湿婆亲自为至上、最吉祥之神者，愿此世间的湿婆圣传恒常为他们所爱所敬——永远不息。

Word by Word

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (of whom)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (directly, manifestly)

• दैवतम्: deity
• दैवतम्: Pradhāna/Viśeṣya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; दैवतस्य विशेषणम्

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; दैवतस्य विशेषणम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

• शिवकथा: talk/story of Śiva
• शिवकथा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘शिवस्य कथा’)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• वल्लभा: beloved
• वल्लभा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; शिवकथायाः विशेषणम्

• भवताम्: of you (honorific)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; आदरार्थक

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It blesses and affirms the Shaiva path: when Shiva is accepted as the supreme auspicious Lord (Pati), continual love for hearing and reflecting on Shiva-katha naturally arises and becomes a means toward grace and liberation.

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

By calling Shiva the ‘directly manifest’ supreme Deity, it supports Saguna upasana—approaching Shiva through accessible forms such as the Shiva Linga, names, and narratives, which steady devotion and invite Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa (listening) and manana (contemplation) of Shiva-katha—ideally alongside japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple daily Shiva worship.