Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 7.2.3.5 (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 3 of book 7.2 (वायवीयसंहिता (२): उत्तरभाग, vāyavīyasaṃhitā (2): uttarabhāga).

Verse 7.2.3.5

ईशानः पुरुषो ऽघोरो वामः सद्यस्तथैव च ।
ब्रह्माण्येतानि देवस्य मूर्तयः पञ्च विश्रुताः ।
ईशानाख्या तु या तस्य मूर्तिराद्या गरीयसी ।
भोक्तारं प्रकृतेः साक्षात्क्षेत्रज्ञमधितिष्ठति ॥ ५ ॥

īśānaḥ puruṣo 'ghoro vāmaḥ sadyastathaiva ca |
brahmāṇyetāni devasya mūrtayaḥ pañca viśrutāḥ |
īśānākhyā tu yā tasya mūrtirādyā garīyasī |
bhoktāraṃ prakṛteḥ sākṣātkṣetrajñamadhitiṣṭhati || 5 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.3.5 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 (7.2.3.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishana, Purusha, Aghora, Vama, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Tatha, Brahma, Brahmani, Brahman, Eta, Etad, Deva, Murtaya, Murti, Panca, Pancan, Vishruta, Akhya, Tad, Adi, Adya, Gariyas, Bhoktri, Prakriti, Sakshat, Saksha, Kshetrajna, Adhitishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.3.5). 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: “īśānaḥ puruṣo 'ghoro vāmaḥ sadyastathaiva ca
  • īśānaḥ -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • puruṣo' -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aghoro* -
  • aghora (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāmaḥ -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active first plural]
  • sadyas -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmāṇyetāni devasya mūrtayaḥ pañca viśrutāḥ
  • brahmāṇye -
  • brahmāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devasya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mūrtayaḥ -
  • mūrtaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viśrutāḥ -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “īśānākhyā tu tasya mūrtirādyā garīyasī
  • īśānā -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūrtir -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādyā* -
  • ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ad], [vocative plural from √ad], [accusative plural from √ad]
  • garīyasī -
  • garīyas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 4: “bhoktāraṃ prakṛteḥ sākṣātkṣetrajñamadhitiṣṭhati
  • bhoktāram -
  • bhoktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prakṛteḥ -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sākṣāt -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṣetrajñam -
  • kṣetrajña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣetrajña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣetrajñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhitiṣṭhati -
  • adhitiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhitiṣṭhat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    adhitiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 7.2.3.5

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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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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 7.2.3.5 in Gujarati sript:
ઈશાનઃ પુરુષો ઽઘોરો વામઃ સદ્યસ્તથૈવ ચ ।
બ્રહ્માણ્યેતાનિ દેવસ્ય મૂર્તયઃ પઞ્ચ વિશ્રુતાઃ ।
ઈશાનાખ્યા તુ યા તસ્ય મૂર્તિરાદ્યા ગરીયસી ।
ભોક્તારં પ્રકૃતેઃ સાક્ષાત્ક્ષેત્રજ્ઞમધિતિષ્ઠતિ ॥ ૫ ॥

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Shiva Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

[ಶಿವಪುರಾಣ] Set of 9 Volumes

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Preview of verse 7.2.3.5 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶಾನಃ ಪುರುಷೋ ಽಘೋರೋ ವಾಮಃ ಸದ್ಯಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣ್ಯೇತಾನಿ ದೇವಸ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ತಯಃ ಪಞ್ಚ ವಿಶ್ರುತಾಃ ।
ಈಶಾನಾಖ್ಯಾ ತು ಯಾ ತಸ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾದ್ಯಾ ಗರೀಯಸೀ ।
ಭೋಕ್ತಾರಂ ಪ್ರಕೃತೇಃ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಜ್ಞಮಧಿತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ॥ 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 7.2.3.5 in Malayalam sript:
ഈശാനഃ പുരുഷോ ഽഘോരോ വാമഃ സദ്യസ്തഥൈവ ച ।
ബ്രഹ്മാണ്യേതാനി ദേവസ്യ മൂര്തയഃ പഞ്ച വിശ്രുതാഃ ।
ഈശാനാഖ്യാ തു യാ തസ്യ മൂര്തിരാദ്യാ ഗരീയസീ ।
ഭോക്താരം പ്രകൃതേഃ സാക്ഷാത്ക്ഷേത്രജ്ഞമധിതിഷ്ഠതി ॥ 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 7.2.3.5 in Telugu sript:
ఈశానః పురుషో ఽఘోరో వామః సద్యస్తథైవ చ ।
బ్రహ్మాణ్యేతాని దేవస్య మూర్తయః పఞ్చ విశ్రుతాః ।
ఈశానాఖ్యా తు యా తస్య మూర్తిరాద్యా గరీయసీ ।
భోక్తారం ప్రకృతేః సాక్షాత్క్షేత్రజ్ఞమధితిష్ఠతి ॥ ౫ ॥

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 7.2.3.5 in Bengali sript:
ঈশানঃ পুরুষো ঽঘোরো বামঃ সদ্যস্তথৈব চ ।
ব্রহ্মাণ্যেতানি দেবস্য মূর্তযঃ পঞ্চ বিশ্রুতাঃ ।
ঈশানাখ্যা তু যা তস্য মূর্তিরাদ্যা গরীযসী ।
ভোক্তারং প্রকৃতেঃ সাক্ষাত্ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞমধিতিষ্ঠতি ॥ ৫ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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