Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 1.4.23 (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 23 contained in chapter 4 of book 1 (विश्वेश्वरसंहिता, viśveśvarasaṃhitā).

Verse 1.4.23

श्रवणादित्रिकेऽशक्तः किं कृत्वा मुच्यते जनः ।
अयत्नेनैव मुक्तिः स्यात्कर्मणा केन हेतुना ॥ २३ ॥

śravaṇāditrike'śaktaḥ kiṃ kṛtvā mucyate janaḥ |
ayatnenaiva muktiḥ syātkarmaṇā kena hetunā || 23 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 1.4.23 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 (1.4.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shravana, Trika, Ashakta, Kim, Kritva, Kritvan, Jana, Janas, Ayatnena, Ayatna, Mukti, Syat, Sya, Karman, Kena, Kah, Hetu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 1.4.23). 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: “śravaṇāditrike'śaktaḥ kiṃ kṛtvā mucyate janaḥ
  • śravaṇā -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • trike' -
  • trika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    trika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    trikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aśaktaḥ -
  • aśakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mucyate -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    muc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ayatnenaiva muktiḥ syātkarmaṇā kena hetunā
  • ayatnenai -
  • ayatnena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • muktiḥ -
  • mukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hetunā -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 1.4.23

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 1.4.23 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રવણાદિત્રિકેઽશક્તઃ કિં કૃત્વા મુચ્યતે જનઃ ।
અયત્નેનૈવ મુક્તિઃ સ્યાત્કર્મણા કેન હેતુના ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.4.23 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರವಣಾದಿತ್ರಿಕೇಽಶಕ್ತಃ ಕಿಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ಜನಃ ।
ಅಯತ್ನೇನೈವ ಮುಕ್ತಿಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ಕೇನ ಹೇತುನಾ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 1.4.23 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രവണാദിത്രികേഽശക്തഃ കിം കൃത്വാ മുച്യതേ ജനഃ ।
അയത്നേനൈവ മുക്തിഃ സ്യാത്കര്മണാ കേന ഹേതുനാ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

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 1.4.23 in Telugu sript:
శ్రవణాదిత్రికేఽశక్తః కిం కృత్వా ముచ్యతే జనః ।
అయత్నేనైవ ముక్తిః స్యాత్కర్మణా కేన హేతునా ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 1.4.23 in Bengali sript:
শ্রবণাদিত্রিকেঽশক্তঃ কিং কৃত্বা মুচ্যতে জনঃ ।
অযত্নেনৈব মুক্তিঃ স্যাত্কর্মণা কেন হেতুনা ॥ ২৩ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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