Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5

कौशिकी-गौरी तथा शार्दूलरूप-निशाचरस्य पूर्वकर्मवर्णनम् | Kauśikī-Gaurī and Brahmā’s account of the tiger-formed niśācara

Devanagari script

एनमग्रेसरं कृत्वा सखीभिर्गन्तुमुत्सहे । प्रदीयतामनुज्ञा मे प्रजानां पतिना १ त्वया

Transliteration

enamagresaraṃ kṛtvā sakhībhirgantumutsahe | pradīyatāmanujñā me prajānāṃ patinā 1 tvayā

Translation

Indem ich ihn als unseren Führer vorangehen lasse, bin ich bereit, mit meinen Gefährtinnen aufzubrechen. Darum, o Herr der Wesen, gewähre mir deine Erlaubnis.

Word by Word

• enam: him/this one
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• agresaram: as leader/guide
• agresaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agresara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव); ‘having done/made’

• sakhībhiḥ: with (my) female friends
• sakhībhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gantum: to go
• gantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable verbal; ‘to go’

• utsahe: I am able / I dare
• utsahe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: utsah (उत्सह् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• pradīyatām: let (it) be granted
• pradīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-dā (प्र + दा धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive-style request ‘let it be given’

• anujñā: permission
• anujñā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anujñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun

• prajānām: of the creatures/subjects
• prajānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• patinā: by the lord/husband
• patinā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Parvati

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta ethic of acting with reverence toward Pati (the Supreme Lord): even a divine being seeks consent, showing humility, order (dharma), and alignment of personal will with the Lord’s will.

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

Addressing the Lord as “Prajānāṃ pati” reflects Saguna Shiva—Shiva as the personal, ruling, grace-bestowing Lord. In Linga worship, devotees similarly ask for anugraha (grace/permission) before undertaking vows, pilgrimages, or sacred acts.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is the practice of saṅkalpa with prayer: before japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” vrata, or temple worship, one inwardly seeks Shiva’s anujñā (permission) and offers the action to him as Pati.