Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25

Śiva’s Boon to Viśvakarman and the Manifestation of Devī

Bhavānī/Parāśakti

Devanagari script

विवेश देहं देवस्य देवश्चांतरधीयत । तदा प्रभृति लोके ऽस्मिन् स्त्रियां भोगः प्रतिष्ठितः

Transliteration

viveśa dehaṃ devasya devaścāṃtaradhīyata | tadā prabhṛti loke 'smin striyāṃ bhogaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

دخلَ في جسدِ تلك الألوهة، فاختفى الإلهُ نفسُه عن الأنظار. ومنذ ذلك الحين في هذا العالم استقرَّ التمتّعُ بالمرأة وصارَ معروفًا.

Word by Word

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• अन्तरधीयत: disappeared/withdrew
• अन्तरधीयत: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्-धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then/at that time)

• प्रभृति: from then on
• प्रभृति: काल (Time-from)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: आद्यर्थक अव्यय (from that time onward)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘लोके’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• स्त्रियाम्: in a woman
• स्त्रियाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भोगः: enjoyment/sexual enjoyment
• भोगः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठितः: was established
• प्रतिष्ठितः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भोगः’ इत्यस्य विधेय

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Deva

FAQs

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

The verse marks a turning-point where bhoga (sense-enjoyment) becomes socially established, symbolizing the strengthening of pāśa (bondage) that draws the pashu (individual soul) outward. In a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, it highlights how identification with body and desire veils the divine presence and delays liberation.

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

As bhoga becomes dominant, the mind turns outward; Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-upasana re-center the devotee on Pati (Shiva) through symbol and form. The Linga functions as a stable focus to transcend bodily identification and purify desire into devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is restraint and purification: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship with bhasma (Tripundra) and rudraksha (where appropriate), and meditative withdrawal from sense-objects to reduce bhoga-driven bondage.