Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

अत्रैवावरणे भूयः शिवानुचरसंहतिम् । रुद्रप्रथमभूताख्यां विविधां च सशक्तिकाम्

Transliteration

atraivāvaraṇe bhūyaḥ śivānucarasaṃhatim | rudraprathamabhūtākhyāṃ vividhāṃ ca saśaktikām

Translation

هنا، في هذا الحِمى نفسه، (أبصر) مرةً أخرى الحشد العظيم من أتباع شيفا—الكائنات الأولى التي أظهرها رودرا ابتداءً—متعددة الصور، وكلٌّ منهم موهوب بشاكتيه (قوته) الخاصة.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• आवरणे: in the enclosure/āvaraṇa
• आवरणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again/further)

• शिव-अनुचर-संहतिम्: the assemblage of Śiva’s attendants
• शिव-अनुचर-संहतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक) + संहति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रुद्र-प्रथम-भूत-आख्याम्: called ‘Rudra-first-bhūtas’
• रुद्र-प्रथम-भूत-आख्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies संहतिम्)

• विविधाम्: varied
• विविधाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• स-शक्तिकाम्: together with their powers (śaktis)
• स-शक्तिकाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + शक्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘स-’ = ‘with’ (saha-artha)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva (Pati) as the fountainhead of divine order: even the mighty hosts and powers that operate in the cosmos are shown as emanating from Rudra, reminding the seeker that all śakti ultimately rests in and serves Śiva.

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

By describing Śiva’s attendants and their manifold powers, the text emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible lordship—devotees worship the Linga as the stable, compassionate center from which these divine functions and protectors proceed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as the inner Lord of all energies while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); this aligns one’s scattered powers toward Śiva, the source of śakti, and supports steady bhakti and meditation.