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Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 95

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

Devanagari script

विद्येश्वरसंहितेयं कथिता वो मुनीश्वराः । सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा नित्यं मुक्तिदा शिवशासनात्

Transliteration

vidyeśvarasaṃhiteyaṃ kathitā vo munīśvarāḥ | sarvasiddhipradā nityaṃ muktidā śivaśāsanāt

Translation

噢，尊贵的牟尼们，此《毗提耶湿伐罗·三希多》（Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā）已为你们宣说。依湿婆之圣命，它恒常赐予一切成就（siddhi），并授与解脱（mokṣa）。

Word by Word
विद्येश्वर-संहिताthe Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā
विद्येश्वर-संहिता:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या + ईश्वर + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्येश्वरस्य संहिता)
इयम्this
इयम्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
कथिताhas been narrated
कथिता:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootकथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संहिता/इयम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय
वःto you
वः:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), बहुवचन; ‘to you/for you’ (contextually dative)
मुनीश्वराःO lords of sages
मुनीश्वराः:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (मुनिनाम् ईश्वराः)
सर्वसिद्धि-प्रदाbestowing all accomplishments
सर्वसिद्धि-प्रदा:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व + सिद्धि + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वसिद्धिं प्रददाति) ‘संहिता’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)
मुक्ति-दाgranting liberation
मुक्ति-दा:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमुक्ति + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मुक्तिं ददाति) ‘संहिता’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
शिव-शासनात्from Śiva’s command
शिव-शासनात्:
Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य शासनम्) अपादान/हेतु-भाव (from/by Śiva’s command)
Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva

FAQs

It declares the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā as intrinsically efficacious: hearing/receiving it under Śiva’s authority leads to both worldly-spiritual attainments (siddhis) and the highest goal, mokṣa—primarily through Śiva’s grace rather than mere intellectual knowledge.

The Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā is foundational for Śiva-upāsanā—especially Linga devotion and mantra-based worship—affirming that Saguna practices done in obedience to Śiva’s śāsana (injunction) mature the seeker toward liberation.

The implied practice is śravaṇa (devout listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of this saṃhitā alongside Śiva worship—commonly supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and traditional aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as taught in Śaiva observance.

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