Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28

शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)

Devanagari script

शिवेन शांत्यतीताध्वा व्याप्तस्तदपरः परः । विद्यया परिशिष्टो ऽध्वा ह्यात्मना निखिलः क्रमात्

Transliteration

śivena śāṃtyatītādhvā vyāptastadaparaḥ paraḥ | vidyayā pariśiṣṭo 'dhvā hyātmanā nikhilaḥ kramāt

Translation

بشِيفا يَسري ويَعمُّ الطريق (adhvan) المتجاوز لـ«شَانتي»—ذلك النظامُ المتعالي الأسمى—ويَعمُّ كذلك ما وراءه، وهو الأعلى (Para). وبـ«فِدْيا» تُسْتَبقى المراتبُ الباقية من المسار الكوني؛ وعلى الترتيب يَعمُّ الآتْمَنُ الطريقَ كلَّه.

Word by Word

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• शान्त्यतीत-अध्वा: the Śāntyatītā path (adhvan)
• शान्त्यतीत-अध्वा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्त्यतीता + अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—शान्त्यतीतायाः अध्वा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• व्याप्तः: pervaded
• व्याप्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + आप् (धातु) → व्याप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘pervaded’

• तत्-अपरः: the other (next to that)
• तत्-अपरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘that other/next to that’

• परः: supreme; further
• परः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘supreme/further’ (agreeing with अध्वा)

• विद्यया: by Vidyā
• विद्यया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• परिशिष्टः: remaining; left over
• परिशिष्टः: Kriyā (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + शिष् (धातु) → परिशिष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘left as remainder/remaining’

• अध्वा: the path (adhvan)
• अध्वा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal)

• आत्मना: by the Self; by Ātman
• आत्मना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• निखिलः: entire; all
• निखिलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘entire’ (agreeing with अध्वा)

• क्रमात्: in sequence; gradually
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; ‘in order/stepwise’ (ablatival adverbial)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Mapping of the adhvan (cosmic path/series of levels) and its pervasion by Śiva, Vidyā, and Ātman in graded order.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva (Pati) is both transcendent beyond the highest states and immanent within all levels of existence; liberation arises by recognizing His pervasion through Vidyā (right knowledge) and Ātman (inner realization).

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to see Śiva as present in all tattvas and worlds (immanence) while also honoring Him as Para, beyond all categories; thus Saguna devotion becomes a doorway to realizing Nirguna-transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate step-by-step (kramāt) on Śiva’s pervasion from the gross to the subtle—supporting this with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inner inquiry into the Ātman as Śiva’s presence.