Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8

अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace

Devanagari script

एतत्पुनरनुग्राह्यं परतंत्रं तदिष्यते । अनुग्रहादृते तस्य भुक्तिमुक्त्योरनन्वयात्

Transliteration

etatpunaranugrāhyaṃ parataṃtraṃ tadiṣyate | anugrahādṛte tasya bhuktimuktyorananvayāt

Translation

ثم إنّ هذه (النفس الفردية) تُوصَف بأنها تابعة—صالحة لتلقّي النعمة وخاضعة لمشيئة غيرها. إذ لولا نعمة شيفا (أنوغراها) لما كان لها سبيل إلى لذّة الدنيا ولا إلى التحرّر (موكشا).

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संदर्भे—प्रथमा (उद्देश्य/विषय)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अनुग्राह्यम्: to be favored / grace-receiving
• अनुग्राह्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + √ग्रह् (धातु) → अनुग्राह्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थे ‘अनुग्रहयोग्य’ (fit to be favored)

• परतन्त्रम्: dependent (on another)
• परतन्त्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (परस्य तन्त्रः = dependent on another); विशेषणम् (एतत्)

• तत्: that (same thing)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; एतत्-सम्बन्धि

• इष्यते: is considered
• इष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘is considered/held’

• अनुग्रहात्: from grace
• अनुग्रहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• ऋते: without
• ऋते: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—उपपद (preposition-like), अर्थे ‘विना/except, without’; पञ्चमी-सम्बन्धी

• तस्य: of it/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भुक्ति-मुक्त्योः: of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्त्योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (भुक्तिः च मुक्तिः च)

• अनन्वयात्: due to non-connection / non-attainment
• अनन्वयात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/हेतु), एकवचन; हेतौ पञ्चमी—‘because of’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes the Siddhāntic axiom that bhukti (worldly fruition) and mukti (liberation) are unattainable without Śiva’s anugraha; pilgrimage and worship are framed as means that dispose the paśu toward receiving grace rather than as self-sufficient causes.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that the jīva (paśu) is inherently dependent and cannot reach either enjoyment (bhukti) or liberation (mukti) by self-effort alone; Śiva’s anugraha (grace) is the decisive cause.

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

Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship is a primary means of becoming ‘anugrāhya’—fit for grace—through devotion, purity, and surrender; the verse emphasizes that the fruit of worship culminates by Śiva’s gracious bestowal rather than mere ritual mechanics.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate grace-oriented practice: daily Shiva-pūjā with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inward surrender (śaraṇāgati), understanding that results mature through Śiva’s anugraha.