Shiva Purana [sanskrit]

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The Shiva-purana verse 9.18.66 (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 66 contained in chapter 18 of book 5 (उमासंहिता, umāsaṃhitā).

Verse 9.18.66

पुष्करे धातकीखण्डे महावीते महामुने ॥ ।
न्यग्रोधं पुष्करद्वीपे ब्रह्मणः स्थानमुत्तमम् ॥ ६६ ॥

puṣkare dhātakīkhaṇḍe mahāvīte mahāmune || |
nyagrodhaṃ puṣkaradvīpe brahmaṇaḥ sthānamuttamam || 66 ||

The English translation of Shiva Purana Verse 9.18.66 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 (9.18.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pushkara, Dhatakikhanda, Mahavita, Mahaviti, Mahamuni, Nyagrodha, Pushkaradvipa, Brahman, Brahmana, Sthana, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Shiva Purana Verse 9.18.66). 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: “puṣkare dhātakīkhaṇḍe mahāvīte mahāmune ||
  • puṣkare -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dhātakīkhaṇḍe -
  • dhātakīkhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhātakīkhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahāvīte -
  • mahāvīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāvīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāvīti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahāvīti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nyagrodhaṃ puṣkaradvīpe brahmaṇaḥ sthānamuttamam
  • nyagrodham -
  • nyagrodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nyagrodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣkaradvīpe -
  • puṣkaradvīpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • brahmaṇaḥ -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Shiva Purana Verse 9.18.66

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 9.18.66 in Gujarati sript:
પુષ્કરે ધાતકીખણ્ડે મહાવીતે મહામુને ॥ ।
ન્યગ્રોધં પુષ્કરદ્વીપે બ્રહ્મણઃ સ્થાનમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 9.18.66 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಷ್ಕರೇ ಧಾತಕೀಖಣ್ಡೇ ಮಹಾವೀತೇ ಮಹಾಮುನೇ ॥ ।
ನ್ಯಗ್ರೋಧಂ ಪುಷ್ಕರದ್ವೀಪೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಃ ಸ್ಥಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 9.18.66 in Malayalam sript:
പുഷ്കരേ ധാതകീഖണ്ഡേ മഹാവീതേ മഹാമുനേ ॥ ।
ന്യഗ്രോധം പുഷ്കരദ്വീപേ ബ്രഹ്മണഃ സ്ഥാനമുത്തമമ് ॥ ൬൬ ॥

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 9.18.66 in Telugu sript:
పుష్కరే ధాతకీఖణ్డే మహావీతే మహామునే ॥ ।
న్యగ్రోధం పుష్కరద్వీపే బ్రహ్మణః స్థానముత్తమమ్ ॥ ౬౬ ॥

Cover of Bengali edition

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

[শিব পুরান]

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Preview of verse 9.18.66 in Bengali sript:
পুষ্করে ধাতকীখণ্ডে মহাবীতে মহামুনে ॥ ।
ন্যগ্রোধং পুষ্করদ্বীপে ব্রহ্মণঃ স্থানমুত্তমম্ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

Cover of edition (2016)

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

[ஸ்ரீசிவ மகாபுராணம்]

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