Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

निर्घृणः क्रुद्धचित्तस्तु प्रकुर्यादाभिचारिकम् । अतीवदुरवस्थायां प्रतीकारांतरं न चेत्

Transliteration

nirghṛṇaḥ kruddhacittastu prakuryādābhicārikam | atīvaduravasthāyāṃ pratīkārāṃtaraṃ na cet

Translation

قد يلجأ الرجل القاسي، الذي يتّقد قلبه بالغضب، إلى الأبهِتشارة (abhicāra) أي السحر العدائي؛ إذا وقع في حالٍ شديد الوطأة للغاية ولم يجد وسيلةَ دفعٍ أخرى.

Word by Word

• निर्घृणः: merciless (person)
• निर्घृणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्घृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; adjective—“merciless”

• क्रुद्धचित्तः: angry-minded
• क्रुद्धचित्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त; √क्रुध् धातु) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“क्रुद्धं चित्तं यस्य/क्रुद्धचित्तः” (angry-minded)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• प्रकुर्यात्: should perform
• प्रकुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आभिचारिकम्: hostile/black-magic rite
• आभिचारिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभिचारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object—“abhicāra (hostile) rite”

• अतीव: excessively
• अतीव: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/तीव्रताबोधक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier adverb)

• दुरवस्थायाम्: in a dire condition
• दुरवस्थायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative—“in a bad condition”

• प्रतीकारान्तरम्: another remedy/alternative countermeasure
• प्रतीकारान्तरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीकार + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“प्रतीकारस्य अन्तरम्” (another remedy); here as object of implied verb ‘(asti)’ with negation: “no other remedy”

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Kālabhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies anger and lack of compassion as marks of bondage (pāśa): when the mind is seized by wrath, one may turn to harmful acts, which deepen karmic fetters and obstruct Shiva-realization.

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

From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, turning toward Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship disciplines the passions; devotion, purity, and restraint are presented as the true ‘countermeasure’ rather than violent occult means.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is to replace wrath-driven actions with Shaiva remedies—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), calm breath and mind (yoga), and purificatory observances such as bhasma and Rudraksha, rather than abhichara.