Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

परस्य दुर्‍निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru

Devanagari script

दिव्यशुक्लांबरधरं दिव्यमालाविभूषितम् । सुरासुरेन्द्रयोगींद्रवंद्यमानपदांबुजम्

Transliteration

divyaśuklāṃbaradharaṃ divyamālāvibhūṣitam | surāsurendrayogīṃdravaṃdyamānapadāṃbujam

Translation

مرتديًا ثيابًا بيضاء متلألئة ومتحلّيًا بإكليلٍ سماوي، هو الربّ الذي تُسجَد عند قدميه اللوتس رؤوسُ سادة الآلهة، وملوكُ الأسورا، وأعاظمُ اليوغيين.

Word by Word

• दिव्य-शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरम्: wearing a divine white garment
• दिव्य-शुक्ल-अम्बर-धरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; √धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः): दिव्यं शुक्लम् अम्बरं धारयति इति

• दिव्य-माला-विभूषितम्: adorned with a divine garland
• दिव्य-माला-विभूषितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: दिव्यया मालया विभूषितम्

• सुर-असुर-इन्द्र-योगीन्द्र-वन्द्यमान-पद-अम्बुजम्: whose lotus-feet are being worshipped by gods, lords of asuras, and lords of yogis
• सुर-असुर-इन्द्र-योगीन्द्र-वन्द्यमान-पद-अम्बुजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + योगीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्द्यमान (कृदन्त; √वन्द् धातु, शानच्) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः: सुरैः असुरेन्द्रैः योगीन्द्रैः च वन्द्यमानं पदाम्बुजं यस्य (पदाम्बुज = पदयोः अम्बुजम्, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It proclaims Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—whose feet are the refuge even for the highest beings; devotion and surrender at His lotus-feet is portrayed as the doorway to purification and liberation.

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

The verse is a Saguna meditation: Shiva is envisioned with auspicious attributes (white garments, garland), guiding the devotee to concentrate the mind; such dhyāna supports Linga-worship by fixing awareness on Shiva as the indwelling Reality represented by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna on Shiva’s lotus-feet with bhakti—mentally offering prostration (namaskāra) and repeating Shiva’s name or the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to cultivate humility and one-pointedness.