Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20

Śiva’s Boon to Viśvakarman and the Manifestation of Devī

Bhavānī/Parāśakti

Devanagari script

त्वामेव वरदां मायां प्रार्थयामि सुरेश्वरीम् । चराचरविवृद्ध्यर्थमंशेनैकेन सर्वगे

Transliteration

tvāmeva varadāṃ māyāṃ prārthayāmi sureśvarīm | carācaravivṛddhyarthamaṃśenaikena sarvage

Translation

O allgegenwärtige Göttin, Māyā, die Gaben spendet, Herrin der Götter — Dich allein flehe ich an: zum Wachstum und Gedeihen alles Bewegten und Unbewegten offenbare Dich mit nur einem Teil Deiner selbst.

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• वरदाम्: boon-giving
• वरदाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying मायाम्/सुरेश्वरीम्)

• मायाम्: Māyā (divine power)
• मायाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to त्वाम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रार्थयामि: I request, I pray to
• प्रार्थयामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• सुर-ईश्वरीम्: the Lady of the gods
• सुर-ईश्वरीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी = queen/lady of the gods)

• चर-अचर-विवृद्धि-अर्थम्: for the increase of the moving and the unmoving
• चर-अचर-विवृद्धि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक) + विवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययवत् प्रयुक्तम् (adverbial: 'for the purpose of...')

• अंशेन: by a portion
• अंशेन: Karaṇa (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• एकेन: with one (single)
• एकेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अंशेन)

• सर्वगे: O all-pervading one
• सर्वगे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; (addressing the goddess: सर्वगा)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tvāmeva varadāṃ māyāṃ prārthayāmi sureśvarīm | carācaravivṛddhyarthamaṃśenaikena sarvage

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: invocation of Māyā for expansion of carācara (moving/nonmoving) creation

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Shakti/Maya)

FAQs

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

It presents Māyā (Shakti) as the divine, boon-giving power through which the world of moving and unmoving beings expands—showing that manifestation occurs by the Lord’s power (Shakti) while the supreme Reality remains transcendent.

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

Saguna worship (including the Śiva-liṅga) relies on the Lord’s manifesting power—Māyā/Śakti—through which form, name, and ritual become possible; thus devotion approaches the transcendent Pati (Shiva) through His immanent power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prayerful invocation (āvāhana/bhāvanā) of the all-pervading divine power before japa—especially Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—seeking inner and outer “vivṛddhi” (growth) aligned with dharma.