Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

ज्वालामालापरिक्षिप्तं दीप्तमौक्तिकभूषणम् । तेजसा चैव दीव्यंतं युगांत इव पावकम्

Transliteration

jvālāmālāparikṣiptaṃ dīptamauktikabhūṣaṇam | tejasā caiva dīvyaṃtaṃ yugāṃta iva pāvakam

Translation

Von einer Girlande aus Flammen umkränzt, mit strahlenden Perlenzierden geschmückt, loderte es in solcher Herrlichkeit—wie das kosmische Feuer am Ende eines Zeitalters.

Word by Word

• ज्वाला-माला-परिक्षिप्तम्: surrounded/encircled by a garland of flames
• ज्वाला-माला-परिक्षिप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + परि-क्षिप् (धातु) → परिक्षिप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), परि-उपसर्गपूर्वक; विशेषण

• दीप्त-मौक्तिक-भूषणम्: adorned with shining pearl-ornaments
• दीप्त-मौक्तिक-भूषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + मौक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दीप्तानि मौक्तिकानि यस्मिन्/येन तत्) विशेषणरूपेण

• तेजसा: by/with radiance
• तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• दीव्यन्तम्: shining, resplendent
• दीव्यन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव् (धातु) → दीव्यत् (शतृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; विशेषण

• युग-अन्ते: at the end of an age (yuga)
• युग-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; अधिकरण (locative)

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)

• पावकम्: fire
• पावकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; उपमान (object of comparison)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The imagery evokes pralaya-agni and the terrifying radiance of the Lord’s manifestation; in Jyotirliṅga lore, such ‘kālāgni’ brilliance is often thematically associated with Mahākāleśvara, though this verse itself is not a sthala episode.

Significance: Meditation on Śiva’s pralaya-tejas dissolves fear and egoic limitation, turning the mind toward vairāgya and śaraṇāgati.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: yugānta / pralaya-agni (end-of-age conflagration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays Shiva’s auspicious tejas (divine radiance) as overwhelming even the imagery of cosmic dissolution, teaching that the Lord (Pati) is the supreme light before which all limiting bonds (pāśa) fall away in devotion and contemplation.

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

The verse uses vivid, form-based imagery—flames, ornaments, blazing brilliance—supporting Saguna-upāsanā: devotees steady the mind on Shiva’s manifest glory (often through the Linga as the focal support) so that awareness matures toward the transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as an inner flame of consciousness while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); in ritual worship, offer deepa (lamp) and maintain bhakti with purity—optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of impermanence and Shiva’s abiding light.