Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

अद्भुतं चरितं ते हि निश्चितं कृपया तव । सर्वापराधः क्षंतव्यो विभवो दीनवत्सलाः

Transliteration

adbhutaṃ caritaṃ te hi niścitaṃ kṛpayā tava | sarvāparādhaḥ kṣaṃtavyo vibhavo dīnavatsalāḥ

Translation

إن سلوكك لعجيب حقًّا—وذلك يقينًا بقوة رحمتك. يا ذا المجد، فلتُغفَر جميع الزلّات، لأنك دائمًا عطوفٌ على المتواضعين والمكروبين.

Word by Word

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate adjective)

• चरितम्: deed/conduct
• चरितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal)

• निश्चितम्: certain/assured
• निश्चितम्: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चि (धातु) + नि + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषण (predicate: 'certain/assured')

• कृपया: by (your) compassion
• कृपया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• सर्व-अपराधः: every offence
• सर्व-अपराधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• क्षन्तव्यः: should be forgiven / is to be forgiven
• क्षन्तव्यः: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; 'to be forgiven'

• विभवः: power/glory
• विभवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• दीन-वत्सलाः: affectionate to the poor/helpless
• दीन-वत्सलाः: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse in the Shiva Purana)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अद्भुतं चरितं ते हि निश्चितं कृपया तव । सर्वापराधः क्षंतव्यो विभवो दीनवत्सलाः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (saving grace): his greatness is shown in compassionate forgiveness, teaching that sincere humility and surrender soften the bonds of pāśa and open the way to liberation.

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

It supports Saguna devotion: the devotee approaches Shiva as the merciful Lord who accepts repentance. In Linga-worship, this becomes an inner act of surrender—seeking pardon and receiving Shiva’s purifying grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily confession and prayer for forgiveness before the Shiva-linga, accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a humble mind.