Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.1.5.23 (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 5 of book 2.1 (रुद्रसंहिता (१): सृष्टिखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (1): sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.1.5.23

भक्तिमार्गं ज्ञानमार्गं तपोमार्गं सुदुस्तरम् ।
दानमार्गञ्च तीर्थानां मार्गं च श्रुतवानहम् ॥ २३ ॥

bhaktimārgaṃ jñānamārgaṃ tapomārgaṃ sudustaram |
dānamārgañca tīrthānāṃ mārgaṃ ca śrutavānaham || 23 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.5.23 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 (2.1.5.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhaktimarga, Jnanamarga, Tap, Tapa, Tapu, Tapas, Marga, Sudustara, Dana, Arc, Tirtha, Shrutavat, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.5.23). 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: “bhaktimārgaṃ jñānamārgaṃ tapomārgaṃ sudustaram
  • bhaktimārgam -
  • bhaktimārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • jñānamārgam -
  • jñānamārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tapo -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tapu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tapu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sudustaram -
  • sudustara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudustara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudustarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dānamārgañca tīrthānāṃ mārgaṃ ca śrutavānaham
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arg -
  • arc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tīrthānām -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutavān -
  • śrutavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrutavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.5.23

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

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

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Preview of verse 2.1.5.23 in Gujarati sript:
ભક્તિમાર્ગં જ્ઞાનમાર્ગં તપોમાર્ગં સુદુસ્તરમ્ ।
દાનમાર્ગઞ્ચ તીર્થાનાં માર્ગં ચ શ્રુતવાનહમ્ ॥ 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 2.1.5.23 in Kannada sript:
ಭಕ್ತಿಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಮಾರ್ಗಂ ತಪೋಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಸುದುಸ್ತರಮ್ ।
ದಾನಮಾರ್ಗಞ್ಚ ತೀರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಚ ಶ್ರುತವಾನಹಮ್ ॥ 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 2.1.5.23 in Malayalam sript:
ഭക്തിമാര്ഗം ജ്ഞാനമാര്ഗം തപോമാര്ഗം സുദുസ്തരമ് ।
ദാനമാര്ഗഞ്ച തീര്ഥാനാം മാര്ഗം ച ശ്രുതവാനഹമ് ॥ 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 2.1.5.23 in Telugu sript:
భక్తిమార్గం జ్ఞానమార్గం తపోమార్గం సుదుస్తరమ్ ।
దానమార్గఞ్చ తీర్థానాం మార్గం చ శ్రుతవానహమ్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.1.5.23 in Bengali sript:
ভক্তিমার্গং জ্ঞানমার্গং তপোমার্গং সুদুস্তরম্ ।
দানমার্গঞ্চ তীর্থানাং মার্গং চ শ্রুতবানহম্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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