Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 7.1.16.1 (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 1 contained in chapter 16 of book 7.1 (वायवीयसंहिता (१): पूर्वभाग, vāyavīyasaṃhitā (1): pūrvabhāga).

Verse 7.1.16.1

वायुरुवाच ।
अथ देवो महादेवो महाजलदनादया ।
वाचा मधुरगंभीरशिवदश्लक्ष्णवर्णया ॥ १ ॥

vāyuruvāca |
atha devo mahādevo mahājaladanādayā |
vācā madhuragaṃbhīraśivadaślakṣṇavarṇayā || 1 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.1.16.1 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 (7.1.16.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vayu, Atha, Deva, Devri, Mahadeva, Mahaja, Nada, Vaca, Madhura, Gambhira, Shiva, Shlakshna, Varna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.1.16.1). 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: “vāyuruvāca
  • vāyur -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • 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: “atha devo mahādevo mahājaladanādayā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devo* -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahādevo* -
  • mahādeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāja -
  • mahāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāda -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “vācā madhuragaṃbhīraśivadaślakṣṇavarṇayā
  • vācā* -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • madhura -
  • madhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gambhīra -
  • gambhīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gambhīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiva -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ślakṣṇa -
  • ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ślakṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇayā -
  • varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.1.16.1

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 7.1.16.1 in Gujarati sript:
વાયુરુવાચ ।
અથ દેવો મહાદેવો મહાજલદનાદયા ।
વાચા મધુરગંભીરશિવદશ્લક્ષ્ણવર્ણયા ॥ ૧ ॥

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 7.1.16.1 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಯುರುವಾಚ ।
ಅಥ ದೇವೋ ಮಹಾದೇವೋ ಮಹಾಜಲದನಾದಯಾ ।
ವಾಚಾ ಮಧುರಗಂಭೀರಶಿವದಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣವರ್ಣಯಾ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 7.1.16.1 in Malayalam sript:
വായുരുവാച ।
അഥ ദേവോ മഹാദേവോ മഹാജലദനാദയാ ।
വാചാ മധുരഗംഭീരശിവദശ്ലക്ഷ്ണവര്ണയാ ॥ ൧ ॥

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 7.1.16.1 in Telugu sript:
వాయురువాచ ।
అథ దేవో మహాదేవో మహాజలదనాదయా ।
వాచా మధురగంభీరశివదశ్లక్ష్ణవర్ణయా ॥ ౧ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.1.16.1 in Bengali sript:
বাযুরুবাচ ।
অথ দেবো মহাদেবো মহাজলদনাদযা ।
বাচা মধুরগংভীরশিবদশ্লক্ষ্ণবর্ণযা ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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