Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

223,192 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Shiva-purana verse 1.4.2 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Shivapurana is a one of the eighteen Major Puranas detailing religious worship of Shiva, also known as Shaivism. The book contains 24,000 verses although it is said to be an abridged form and originally consisted of 100,000 verses. This is verse 2 contained in chapter 4 of book 1 (विश्वेश्वरसंहिता, viśveśvarasaṃhitā).

Verse 1.4.2

ब्रह्मोवच ।
पूजाजपेशगुणरूपविलासनाम्नां युक्तिप्रियेण मनसा परिशोधनं यत् ।
तत्संततं मननमीश्वरदृष्टिलभ्यं सर्वेषु साधनवरेष्वपि मुख्यमुख्यम् ॥ २ ॥

brahmovaca |
pūjājapeśaguṇarūpavilāsanāmnāṃ yuktipriyeṇa manasā pariśodhanaṃ yat |
tatsaṃtataṃ mananamīśvaradṛṣṭilabhyaṃ sarveṣu sādhanavareṣvapi mukhyamukhyam || 2 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 1.4.2 is contained in the book Shri Shiva Maha Purana - Moolmatram by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.4.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Puja, Ajapa, Isha, Guna, Rupa, Vilasana, Priyena, Priya, Manasa, Manas, Parishodhana, Yat, Yad, Tat, Tad, Santata, Manana, Ishvara, Drishtin, Drishti, Labhya, Sarva, Sadhana, Vara, Api, Mukhya, Ukhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 1.4.2). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “brahmovaca
  • brahmo -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uvaca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “pūjājapeśaguṇarūpavilāsanāmnāṃ yuktipriyeṇa manasā pariśodhanaṃ yat
  • pūjā -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajape -
  • ajapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ajapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśa -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vilāsanā -
  • vilāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yukti -
  • yukti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • priyeṇa -
  • priyeṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • manasā -
  • manasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pariśodhanam -
  • pariśodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “tatsaṃtataṃ mananamīśvaradṛṣṭilabhyaṃ sarveṣu sādhanavareṣvapi mukhyamukhyam
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • santatam -
  • santata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    santata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    santatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mananam -
  • manana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mananā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • īśvara -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭi -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • labhyam -
  • labhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    labhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    labhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    labh -> labhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sādhana -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vareṣva -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mukhyam -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ukhyam -
  • ukhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 1.4.2

Cover of edition (2019)

The Siva Purana (Three Volumes)
by Shanti Lal Nagar (2019)

An Exhaustive Introduction, Sanskrit Text, English Translation with Photographs of Archaeological Evidence

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Cover of edition (2019)

Shri Shiva Purana (Set of 2 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2019)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Shiva Purana (Gujarati)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2013)

[સંક્ષિપ્ત શિવપુરાણ] — Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (9788129301840)

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Preview of verse 1.4.2 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મોવચ ।
પૂજાજપેશગુણરૂપવિલાસનામ્નાં યુક્તિપ્રિયેણ મનસા પરિશોધનં યત્ ।
તત્સંતતં મનનમીશ્વરદૃષ્ટિલભ્યં સર્વેષુ સાધનવરેષ્વપિ મુખ્યમુખ્યમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes

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Preview of verse 1.4.2 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋವಚ ।
ಪೂಜಾಜಪೇಶಗುಣರೂಪವಿಲಾಸನಾಮ್ನಾಂ ಯುಕ್ತಿಪ್ರಿಯೇಣ ಮನಸಾ ಪರಿಶೋಧನಂ ಯತ್ ।
ತತ್ಸಂತತಂ ಮನನಮೀಶ್ವರದೃಷ್ಟಿಲಭ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಸಾಧನವರೇಷ್ವಪಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮುಖ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2004)

Shiva Purana (Malayalam)
by Swami Advaitanandapuri (2004)

[ശിവ പുരണ] published by Aarshasri Publications & Co.

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Preview of verse 1.4.2 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രഹ്മോവച ।
പൂജാജപേശഗുണരൂപവിലാസനാമ്നാം യുക്തിപ്രിയേണ മനസാ പരിശോധനം യത് ।
തത്സംതതം മനനമീശ്വരദൃഷ്ടിലഭ്യം സര്വേഷു സാധനവരേഷ്വപി മുഖ്യമുഖ്യമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Shiva Purana (Telugu)
by Hanuman Prasad Poddar (2019)

[శ్రీ శివమఃపురాణము] or [శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణం]; Published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur.

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Preview of verse 1.4.2 in Telugu sript:
బ్రహ్మోవచ ।
పూజాజపేశగుణరూపవిలాసనామ్నాం యుక్తిప్రియేణ మనసా పరిశోధనం యత్ ।
తత్సంతతం మననమీశ్వరదృష్టిలభ్యం సర్వేషు సాధనవరేష్వపి ముఖ్యముఖ్యమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

Shiva Purana (Bengali)
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 1.4.2 in Bengali sript:
ব্রহ্মোবচ ।
পূজাজপেশগুণরূপবিলাসনাম্নাং যুক্তিপ্রিযেণ মনসা পরিশোধনং যত্ ।
তত্সংততং মননমীশ্বরদৃষ্টিলভ্যং সর্বেষু সাধনবরেষ্বপি মুখ্যমুখ্যম্ ॥ ২ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

Shiva Purana (Tamil)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2016)

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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