Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

कृत्वा शेषविधानेन समभ्यर्च्य सदाशिवम् । तस्मै समादिशेदाज्ञां शंभोरमितकर्मणः

Transliteration

kṛtvā śeṣavidhānena samabhyarcya sadāśivam | tasmai samādiśedājñāṃ śaṃbhoramitakarmaṇaḥ

Translation

وبعد إتمام ما تبقّى من الطقوس على وفق المنهج المقرر، وبعد عبادة «سَدَاشِيفا» عبادةً لائقة، فعليه أن يبلّغه الأمر—أي توجيه «شَمبهو» ربِّ الأفعال التي لا تُقاس.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √कृ; ‘having done’

• शेष-विधानेन: by the remaining prescribed procedure
• शेष-विधानेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/करण-प्रयोगः; ‘by the remaining procedure’

• समभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) with सम्+अभि उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), from √अर्च् (to worship) with sam-abhi; ‘having duly worshipped’

• सदा-शिवम्: Sadāśiva
• सदा-शिवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद; ‘Sadāśiva (ever-auspicious Śiva)’

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• समादिशेत्: should command / should prescribe
• समादिशेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आदिश् (धातु) with सम्+आ उपसर्ग
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; √आदिश् ‘to command/instruct’ with sam-ā; ‘should instruct/should prescribe’

• आज्ञाम्: command, instruction
• आज्ञाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• अमित-कर्मणः: of the one of immeasurable deeds
• अमित-कर्मणः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् शंभोः; ‘of (him) whose deeds are immeasurable’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva
• Shambhu (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not merely emotion but disciplined completion of ordained rites; when Sadāśiva is duly honored, the devotee becomes fit to receive and carry out Śiva’s ājñā, aligning the individual will with Pati (the Lord) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

The verse emphasizes procedural worship (vidhi) culminating in reverent approach to Sadāśiva—Saguna worship that purifies the devotee and becomes a doorway to grasping Shiva’s higher intent, often expressed through commands, vows, or observances connected with Linga-puja.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Complete the remaining upacāras of Shiva-puja as prescribed (śeṣa-vidhi), then conclude with attentive receptivity—mentally offering obedience to Shiva’s ordinance; this pairs well with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a contemplative sealing of the rite.