Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 98

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

Devanagari script

महत्स्वपि च पातेषु महारागभयादिषु । दुर्भिक्षादिषु शांत्यर्थं शांतिं कुर्यादनेन तु

Transliteration

mahatsvapi ca pāteṣu mahārāgabhayādiṣu | durbhikṣādiṣu śāṃtyarthaṃ śāṃtiṃ kuryādanena tu

Translation

حتى في خِضَمّ الكوارث العظمى—كالسقوط الشديد، والابتلاءات الطاغية كالشهوة والخوف، والمصائب كالمجاعة—ينبغي للمرء، طلبًا للتهدئة، أن يُقيم طقوس الاسترضاء بهذا السبيل الشيفي، وبذلك يُرسِّخ السَّلام.

Word by Word

• महatsu: in great (calamities)
• महatsu: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; locative plural (in great/serious)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle (even/also)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक conjunction (and)

• पातेषु: in falls/downfalls/disasters
• पातेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; locative plural

• महा-राग-भय-आदिषु: in great passion, fear, etc.
• महा-राग-भय-आदिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; locative plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विशेषणपूर्वपद: महा-; ‘महान् रागः’ इत्यादि)

• दुर्भिक्ष-आदिषु: in famine etc.
• दुर्भिक्ष-आदिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्भिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; locative plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘दुर्भिक्षम्’ इत्यादि)

• शान्ति-अर्थम्: for the sake of peace/appeasement
• शान्ति-अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular used adverbially ‘for the sake of’; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अर्थ-तत्पुरुष)

• शान्तिम्: peace/propitiation
• शान्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should do/perform’

• अनेन: by/with this (hymn/means)
• अनेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular (by/with this)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक particle (but/indeed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Positions Śaiva practice as a śānti-upāya for collective and personal crises (fear, passion, famine), aligning pilgrimage and temple rites with pacification and protection.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s grace-oriented discipline is not only for liberation but also for śānti—pacifying inner disturbances (rāga, bhaya) and outer crises—so the devotee regains steadiness and dharmic clarity.

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

In the Vāyavīya teaching context, peace is sought through Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—approaching Śiva in worship (often centered on the Liṅga) so that the Lord, as Pati, loosens the bonds (pāśa) that manifest as fear, agitation, and misfortune.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform śānti-kriyā using the Śaiva method taught in the surrounding passage—typically mantra-japa (notably the Pañcākṣarī), Liṅga-pūjā with water/abhisheka, and prayerful propitiation for removal of distress.