Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.1.9.8 (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 8 contained in chapter 9 of book 2.1 (रुद्रसंहिता (१): सृष्टिखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (1): sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.1.9.8

विष्णुरुवाच ।
कथं च तुष्यसे देव मया पूज्यः कथं प्रभो ।
कथं ध्यानं प्रकर्तव्यं कथं व्रजसि वश्यताम् ॥ ८ ॥

viṣṇuruvāca |
kathaṃ ca tuṣyase deva mayā pūjyaḥ kathaṃ prabho |
kathaṃ dhyānaṃ prakartavyaṃ kathaṃ vrajasi vaśyatām || 8 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.9.8 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 (2.1.9.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnu, Katham, Katha, Deva, Maya, Asmad, Pujya, Prabhu, Dhyana, Prakartavya, Vashyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.9.8). 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: “viṣṇuruvāca
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ ca tuṣyase deva mayā pūjyaḥ kathaṃ prabho
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tuṣyase -
  • tuṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive second single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • pūjyaḥ -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “kathaṃ dhyānaṃ prakartavyaṃ kathaṃ vrajasi vaśyatām
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhyānam -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhyānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prakartavyam -
  • prakartavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakartavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vrajasi -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • vaśyatām -
  • vaśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.1.9.8

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 2.1.9.8 in Gujarati sript:
વિષ્ણુરુવાચ ।
કથં ચ તુષ્યસે દેવ મયા પૂજ્યઃ કથં પ્રભો ।
કથં ધ્યાનં પ્રકર્તવ્યં કથં વ્રજસિ વશ્યતામ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 2.1.9.8 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷ್ಣುರುವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಂ ಚ ತುಷ್ಯಸೇ ದೇವ ಮಯಾ ಪೂಜ್ಯಃ ಕಥಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।
ಕಥಂ ಧ್ಯಾನಂ ಪ್ರಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ಕಥಂ ವ್ರಜಸಿ ವಶ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 2.1.9.8 in Malayalam sript:
വിഷ്ണുരുവാച ।
കഥം ച തുഷ്യസേ ദേവ മയാ പൂജ്യഃ കഥം പ്രഭോ ।
കഥം ധ്യാനം പ്രകര്തവ്യം കഥം വ്രജസി വശ്യതാമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

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 2.1.9.8 in Telugu sript:
విష్ణురువాచ ।
కథం చ తుష్యసే దేవ మయా పూజ్యః కథం ప్రభో ।
కథం ధ్యానం ప్రకర్తవ్యం కథం వ్రజసి వశ్యతామ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.1.9.8 in Bengali sript:
বিষ্ণুরুবাচ ।
কথং চ তুষ্যসে দেব মযা পূজ্যঃ কথং প্রভো ।
কথং ধ্যানং প্রকর্তব্যং কথং ব্রজসি বশ্যতাম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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