Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5

Śiva’s Freedom from Bondage and His Cosmic Support (शिवस्य अबन्धत्वं तथा सर्वाधिष्ठानत्वम्)

Devanagari script

आशयैर्नापि संबन्धः संस्कारैः कर्मणामपि । भोगैश्च भोगसंस्कारैः कालत्रितयगोचरैः

Transliteration

āśayairnāpi saṃbandhaḥ saṃskāraiḥ karmaṇāmapi | bhogaiśca bhogasaṃskāraiḥ kālatritayagocaraiḥ

Translation

لا صلة له حتى بالآشايا (āśaya) أي الميول الكامنة، ولا بالسامسكارا (saṃskāra) وهي الانطباعات الكارمية للأفعال. ولا كذلك بتجارب التمتّع (bhoga) وما ينشأ عنها من انطباعات—وكل ذلك مما يقع ضمن نطاق الأزمنة الثلاثة: الماضي والحاضر والمستقبل.

Word by Word

• āśayaiḥ: by/with latent tendencies, dispositions
• āśayaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (negation/निषेध)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/Avadhāraṇa-avyaya (even/also/अपि)

• saṃbandhaḥ: connection, relation
• saṃbandhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन)

• saṃskāraiḥ: with impressions, conditioning
• saṃskāraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• karmaṇām: of actions
• karmaṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/Avadhāraṇa-avyaya (also/even/अपि)

• bhogaiḥ: with enjoyments/experiences
• bhogaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (and/समुच्चय)

• bhoga-saṃskāraiḥ: with impressions formed by experiences
• bhoga-saṃskāraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa samāsa (तत्पुरुष: ‘impressions of enjoyment’), Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• kāla-tritaya-gocaraiḥ: with those within the range of the three times (past/present/future)
• kāla-tritaya-gocaraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + tritaya (प्रातिपदिक) + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa samāsa (तत्पुरुष; chain compound: ‘object/field of the triad of time’), Puṃliṅga (masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga legend; it enumerates bondage-structures (āśaya/saṃskāra/bhoga) as time-bound, implying their sublation in Śiva-realization.

Significance: Frames the pilgrim’s inner tīrtha: recognizing saṃskāras and bhoga-vāsanās as kāla-traya-gocara (time-bound) aids detachment and purification.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Implicit reference to kāla-traya (past-present-future) as the domain of bondage.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva (Pati), as the supreme consciousness, is untouched by āśayas and saṃskāras that bind the soul (paśu) and operate through time; realizing this transcendence is central to liberation.

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

Linga worship trains the mind to move from time-bound qualities and karmic conditioning toward the timeless reality signified by the Linga—Saguna devotion culminating in insight into Shiva’s nirguna freedom from impressions and enjoyment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the witness beyond past-present-future while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of dispassion toward bhoga and its saṃskāras.