Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39

त्रिमूर्तिसाम्यं तथा महेश्वरस्य परमार्थकारणत्वम् | Equality of the Trimūrti and Maheśvara as the Supreme Cause

Devanagari script

अव्यक्तप्रभवं सर्वमानुलोम्येन जायते । प्राप्ते प्रलयकाले तु प्रतिलोम्येनुलीयते

Transliteration

avyaktaprabhavaṃ sarvamānulomyena jāyate | prāpte pralayakāle tu pratilomyenulīyate

Translation

إنّ هذا الكون كلَّه ينشأ على الترتيب اللائق من «الأفيَكْتا» (غير المتجلّي)؛ ولكن حين يحين زمن الانحلال (pralaya) يُستوعَب بترتيبٍ معكوس عائدًا إلى ذلك الأفيَكْتا.

Word by Word

• अव्यक्त-प्रभवम्: originating from the unmanifest
• अव्यक्त-प्रभवम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (having origin in the unmanifest)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अनुलोम्येन: by forward sequence
• अनुलोम्येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलोम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (by forward order)

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• प्राप्ते: when (it has) arrived
• प्राप्ते: सति-सप्तमी (Locative absolute condition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• प्रलय-काले: at the time of dissolution
• प्रलय-काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (at the time of dissolution)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• प्रतिलोम्येन: by reverse sequence
• प्रतिलोम्येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिलोम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (by reverse order)

• अनुलीयते: dissolves/merges back
• अनुलीयते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ली (धातु) उपसर्ग-अनु (अनु+√ली)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: pralaya (reabsorption in reverse order)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that manifestation is orderly and temporary, while the Unmanifest (ultimately grounded in Shiva-tattva) remains the stable source; liberation comes by turning awareness from changing effects back to the unchanging cause.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The Linga is revered as the sign of the Unmanifest becoming accessible: devotees worship Saguna Shiva as the compassionate doorway to realize the Unmanifest source from which creation proceeds and into which it returns.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate dissolution (pralaya-bhāvanā) while japa of the Panchakshara—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—reversing attention from outer effects to the inner source, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders of impermanence and Shiva as the ultimate refuge.