Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

क्षमदानदयासत्याहिंसाशीलः सदा भवेत् । संतुष्टश्च प्रशान्तश्च जपध्यानरतस्तथा

Transliteration

kṣamadānadayāsatyāhiṃsāśīlaḥ sadā bhavet | saṃtuṣṭaśca praśāntaśca japadhyānaratastathā

Translation

ليكن دائمًا متحققًا بفضائل الصفح، والعطاء، والرحمة، والصدق، واللاعنف (أهِمسا). وليكن قانعًا ساكنًا، مواظبًا كذلك على الجَپا (ترديد الذكر) والتأمل؛ فبهذا يغدو أهلًا لطريق الشيفاوية، حيث يُعتَق الـpaśu (النفس المقيَّدة) من الـpāśa (القيد) بنعمة الـPati—شيفا.

Word by Word

• क्षमा: forbearance
• क्षमा: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद — feminine, compound member

• दान: charity
• दान: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद — neuter, compound member

• दया: compassion
• दया: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद — feminine, compound member

• सत्य: truthfulness
• सत्य: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद — neuter, compound member

• अहिंसा: non-violence
• अहिंसा: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद — feminine, compound member

• शीलः: one whose nature is (forbearance etc.)
• शीलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; तत्पुरुष (बहुगुण-सम्बन्ध): क्षमा-दान-दया-सत्य-अहिंसा-शीलः = 'having the disposition of ...'

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — should be/become

• संतुष्टः: content
• संतुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतुष्ट (कृदन्त; तुष् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; past participle used adjectivally

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

• प्रशान्तः: calm
• प्रशान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशान्त (कृदन्त; शम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; past participle used adjectivally

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

• जप: recitation
• जप: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद — compound member

• ध्यान: meditation
• ध्यान: Guṇa (गुण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद — compound member

• रतः: devoted/engaged
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (कृदन्त; रम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: जप-ध्यान-रतः = 'engaged in japa and meditation'

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General sādhana teaching: ethical virtues (yamas) and inner practices (japa-dhyāna) are presented as the pathway by which Pati’s grace becomes operative for the paśu.

Significance: Frames the inner pilgrimage: cultivating kṣamā, dayā, satya, ahiṃsā and sustained japa-dhyāna to become a vessel for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation-oriented Shaiva practice is grounded in ethical purification—forgiveness, charity, compassion, truth, and non-violence—together with inner contentment and peace, which make japa and meditation fruitful and prepare the soul for Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are not merely external rites; this verse insists on inner qualities—śīla, śānti, and santoṣa—so that worship becomes a living offering, aligning the devotee’s conduct with Shiva’s auspicious nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It directly recommends japa and dhyāna; in a Shiva Purana context this is commonly practiced as steady repetition of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with meditative absorption, supported by a non-violent, truthful, and compassionate life.