Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16

मन्वन्तर-कल्प-प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Discourse on Manvantaras, Kalpas, and Re-creation

Devanagari script

शिवयोगमयीं निद्रां कुर्वन्तं त्रिदशेश्वरम् । बद्धांजलि पुटास्सिद्धा जनलोकनिवासिनः

Transliteration

śivayogamayīṃ nidrāṃ kurvantaṃ tridaśeśvaram | baddhāṃjali puṭāssiddhā janalokanivāsinaḥ

Translation

Die Siddhas, die in Jana-loka wohnen, sahen mit gefalteten Händen in ehrfürchtigem Gruß den Herrn der Götter, der in einem Schlaf verweilte, der aus Śiva-Yoga bestand—innerer yogischer Versenkung, nicht gewöhnlichem Schlummer.

Word by Word

• शिव-योग-मयीम्: consisting of Śiva-yoga
• शिव-योग-मयीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (शिवयोगेन मयी = शिवयोगमयी); विशेषण (निद्राम्)

• निद्राम्: sleep/yogic slumber
• निद्राम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कुर्वन्तम्: doing/performing
• कुर्वन्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (त्रिदशेश्वरम्)

• त्रिदश-ईश्वरम्: lord of the gods
• त्रिदश-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदशानाम् ईश्वरः)

• बद्ध-अञ्जलि: with joined hands
• बद्ध-अञ्जलि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/क्तान्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (समूहवाचक); समासः तत्पुरुष (बद्धः अञ्जलिः यस्य); विशेषण (सिद्धाः)

• पुटाः: cupped (hands)/folded palms
• पुटाः: Sahakāraka/Mode (सहकारक/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (अञ्जलि-पुट इत्यर्थे)

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जन-लोक-निवासिनः: dwelling in Janaloka
• जन-लोक-निवासिनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (जनलोके निवासिनः); विशेषण (सिद्धाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas
• Janaloka
• Lord of the gods (Tridaśeśvara)

FAQs

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

It points to a key Shaiva idea: the Lord’s ‘sleep’ is not tamas or ignorance, but Śiva-yoga—still, luminous inward absorption. The Siddhas’ añjali shows that even perfected beings approach divine yogic states with devotion and reverence.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva as the accessible Lord who can be contemplated in a definite state—yogic repose/samadhi. In Linga-worship, the devotee similarly approaches the Lord through focused dhyāna and bhakti, honoring His presence as the Pati who grants grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests dhyāna on Shiva’s yogic stillness (samadhi-like absorption) along with bhakti expressed through añjali. Practically, one may sit in meditation, repeat the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and cultivate steady inner repose while offering reverence.