Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61

योगप्रकारनिर्णयः

Classification and Definition of Yoga

Devanagari script

समाधिना च सर्वत्र प्रज्ञालोकः प्रवर्तते । यदर्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्तिमितो दधिवत्स्थितम्

Transliteration

samādhinā ca sarvatra prajñālokaḥ pravartate | yadarthamātranirbhāsaṃ stimito dadhivatsthitam

Translation

بواسطة السَّمادهي، يبدأ نورُ الوعي المستيقظ بالعمل في كلّ مكان. عندئذٍ يثبت الذهن ساكنًا—كالرائب إذا تجمّد—لا يلمع إلا كالمعنى الخالص (وعيٌ محض بالموضوع)، وقد سكنت سائرُ المظاهر كلّها.

Word by Word

• samādhinā: by samādhi
• samādhinā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• prajñā-lokaḥ: the light of wisdom
• prajñā-lokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajñā (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘light of wisdom’); Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• pravartate: arises/operates
• pravartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vṛt (वृत् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; relative pronoun introducing description

• artha-mātra-nirbhāsam: appearing as mere object/meaning
• artha-mātra-nirbhāsam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक) + nirbhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (determinative chain; ‘having only the object/meaning as appearance’); Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifies an implied state/experience

• stimitaḥ: still, motionless
• stimitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stimita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; used predicatively

• dadhivat: like curd
• dadhivat: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dadhivat (अव्यय/उपमान)
• Form: Indeclinable comparative (वत्-प्रत्ययान्त, उपमानवाचक-अव्यय)

• sthitam: abiding/settled
• sthitam: Karmaṇi-bhāva (कर्मणि भावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; ‘standing/abiding’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that samādhi reveals prajñā—clarifying awareness—so the mind becomes completely steady, enabling direct insight into Shiva as Pati (the Lord) beyond mental fluctuation.

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

Linga-worship supports one-pointedness; as attention stabilizes on Shiva’s sign (Liṅga), the devotee’s mind ripens toward inner absorption where only the essential meaning remains, leading from saguna contemplation to subtler realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady dhyāna leading to samādhi—often supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm, sustained concentration until the mind becomes ‘set’ and unmoving.