Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 2.3.26.5 (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 5 contained in chapter 26 of book 2.3 (रुद्रसंहिता (३): पार्वतीखण्ड, rudrasaṃhitā (3): pārvatīkhaṇḍa).

Verse 2.3.26.5

शंभु निरीक्ष्य तां देवीं ब्रह्मचारिस्वरूपवान् ।
उपकंठं ययौ प्रीत्या तदाऽसौ भक्तवत्सलः ॥ ५ ॥

śaṃbhu nirīkṣya tāṃ devīṃ brahmacārisvarūpavān |
upakaṃṭhaṃ yayau prītyā tadā'sau bhaktavatsalaḥ || 5 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.26.5 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 (2.3.26.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shambhu, Nirikshya, Devi, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Svarupavat, Upakantham, Upakantha, Yayi, Yayu, Pritya, Priti, Asi, Asu, Adah, Bhaktavatsala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.26.5). 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: “śaṃbhu nirīkṣya tāṃ devīṃ brahmacārisvarūpavān
  • śambhu -
  • śambhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śambhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śambhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śambhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śambhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śambhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nirīkṣya -
  • nirīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • brahmacāri -
  • brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmacārī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    brahmacārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    brahmacārī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • svarūpavān -
  • svarūpavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upakaṃṭhaṃ yayau prītyā tadā'sau bhaktavatsalaḥ
  • upakaṇṭham -
  • upakaṇṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upakaṇṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upakaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • prītyā -
  • prītyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prīti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prītī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    prītī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadā' -
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaktavatsalaḥ -
  • bhaktavatsala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 2.3.26.5

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 2.3.26.5 in Gujarati sript:
શંભુ નિરીક્ષ્ય તાં દેવીં બ્રહ્મચારિસ્વરૂપવાન્ ।
ઉપકંઠં યયૌ પ્રીત્યા તદાઽસૌ ભક્તવત્સલઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 2.3.26.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶಂಭು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ತಾಂ ದೇವೀಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಸ್ವರೂಪವಾನ್ ।
ಉಪಕಂಠಂ ಯಯೌ ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾ ತದಾಽಸೌ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 2.3.26.5 in Malayalam sript:
ശംഭു നിരീക്ഷ്യ താം ദേവീം ബ്രഹ്മചാരിസ്വരൂപവാന് ।
ഉപകംഠം യയൌ പ്രീത്യാ തദാഽസൌ ഭക്തവത്സലഃ ॥ ൫ ॥

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 2.3.26.5 in Telugu sript:
శంభు నిరీక్ష్య తాం దేవీం బ్రహ్మచారిస్వరూపవాన్ ।
ఉపకంఠం యయౌ ప్రీత్యా తదాఽసౌ భక్తవత్సలః ॥ ౫ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 2.3.26.5 in Bengali sript:
শংভু নিরীক্ষ্য তাং দেবীং ব্রহ্মচারিস্বরূপবান্ ।
উপকংঠং যযৌ প্রীত্যা তদাঽসৌ ভক্তবত্সলঃ ॥ ৫ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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