Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14

सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship

Devanagari script

तस्या एव कृपा योगात्सद्योनष्टमलत्रयः । बभूव सहसा व्याघ्रो देवीं च बुबुधे तदा

Transliteration

tasyā eva kṛpā yogātsadyonaṣṭamalatrayaḥ | babhūva sahasā vyāghro devīṃ ca bubudhe tadā

Translation

وبقوة نعمتها عينها زالت الشوائب الثلاث في الحال؛ وصار ذلك النمر طاهراً في لحظة، ثم أدرك الإلهة بوصفها الأمّ الإلهية.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• kṛpā: compassion
• kṛpā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yogāt: through (the power of)
• yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन; ‘योगात्’ = due to/through

• sadyaḥ-naṣṭa-mala-trayaḥ: whose three impurities were instantly destroyed
• sadyaḥ-naṣṭa-mala-trayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय) + naṣṭa (कृदन्त) + mala (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘मलत्रयं नष्टं यस्य (सद्यः)’ (whose three impurities were instantly destroyed)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly)

• vyāghraḥ: the tiger
• vyāghraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• bubudhe: recognized
• bubudhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √budh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘बुबुधे’ = understood/recognized

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that liberation begins with divine grace: when the Goddess bestows compassion, the soul’s bondage is cut and the inner obscurations (mala-traya) fall away, enabling true recognition of the Divine.

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

In Shaiva tradition, worship of Saguna Shiva (often through the Linga with devotion) is a channel for receiving anugraha (grace). This verse illustrates the fruit of such grace—purification and right recognition of the Divine presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is surrender and devotional remembrance: regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with reverence to Shiva-Shakti, supported by simple purity disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and mindful prayer for anugraha.