Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

Śiva’s Boon to Viśvakarman and the Manifestation of Devī

Bhavānī/Parāśakti

Devanagari script

तां दृष्ट्वा परमेशानीं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरीम् । सर्वज्ञां सर्वगां सूक्ष्मां सदसद्व्यक्तिवर्जिताम्

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā parameśānīṃ sarvalokamaheśvarīm | sarvajñāṃ sarvagāṃ sūkṣmāṃ sadasadvyaktivarjitām

Translation

Als er Sie erblickte—Parameśānī, die Höchste Göttin, die große Herrin und Souveränin aller Welten—schaute er die allwissende, allgegenwärtige, feinstoffliche Wirklichkeit, die Sein und Nichtsein übersteigt und frei ist von den Grenzen manifestierter Individualität.

Word by Word

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having seen’

• parameśānīm: the Supreme Lady (Īśānī)
• parameśānīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परमा ईशानी’ (the supreme goddess)

• sarva-loka-maheśvarīm: mistress of all worlds
• sarva-loka-maheśvarīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka + maheśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां लोकानां महेश्वरी) ‘great sovereign of all worlds’

• sarvajñām: omniscient
• sarvajñām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वं जानातीति’ (omniscient)

• sarvagām: all-pervading
• sarvagām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वत्र गच्छती’ (all-pervading)

• sūkṣmām: subtle
• sūkṣmām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sat-asat-vyakti-varjitām: devoid of manifestation as being/non-being
• sat-asat-vyakti-varjitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat + asat + vyakti + varjita (कृदन्त; √vṛj/√varj धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष-प्रधान) ‘सत्-असत्-व्यक्तिः’ इति सम्बन्धः; ‘varjita’ (क्त) = devoid of; अर्थः ‘सत्-असत्-व्यक्तिभ्यां वर्जिता’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Parameśānī (the Divine Power of Śiva) as both immanent and transcendent—subtle, all-pervading, and beyond the dualities of sat and asat—guiding the seeker to see the Goddess not merely as a form, but as the supreme Reality supporting liberation.

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

While the Liṅga supports saguna worship through a sacred symbol, this verse points to the same Truth as ultimately subtle and beyond manifest individuality; thus, Liṅga-upāsanā matures devotion from form-based reverence to recognition of the all-pervading Shiva-Shakti principle.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the all-pervading subtle presence of Shiva-Shakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), letting the mind move from external form to inner pervasion; Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa may be worn as aids to steadiness and remembrance.