Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution

Devanagari script

समस्तकार्यजातस्य मूलप्रकृतितां गता । सैव कुण्डलिनी माया शुद्धाध्वपरमा सती

Transliteration

samastakāryajātasya mūlaprakṛtitāṃ gatā | saiva kuṇḍalinī māyā śuddhādhvaparamā satī

Translation

Sie, die zur Wurzel-Natur (mūlaprakṛti) der gesamten Vielzahl der Wirkungen geworden ist, ist wahrlich eben diese Kuṇḍalinī — Māyā — Satī, die Höchste auf dem reinen Pfad (śuddhādhvan).

Word by Word

• samasta-kārya-jātasya: of the entire multitude of effects
• samasta-kārya-jātasya: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + jāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha: 'of the whole collection of effects/works'; tatpuruṣa (kāryāṇāṃ jātaṃ) with samasta-

• mūla-prakṛti-tām: the state of being the root-nature
• mūla-prakṛti-tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + -tā (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; 'prakṛtitā' (abstract noun) with mūla- as qualifier; karma of 'gatā'

• gatā: having gone / having become
• gatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past participle/क्त), Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; agrees with implied subject (śakti/māyā)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; sarvanāma

• eva: indeed / alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; nipāta (emphatic particle)

• kuṇḍalinī: Kuṇḍalinī
• kuṇḍalinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍalinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• māyā: Māyā
• māyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; apposition to kuṇḍalinī

• śuddha-adhva-paramā: supreme in the pure path
• śuddha-adhva-paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + adhvan (प्रातिपदिक) + paramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa sense: 'supreme with respect to the pure path (śuddha-adhva)' qualifying sā/kuṇḍalinī/māyā

• satī: being / existent; true
• satī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √as (अस् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Kṛdanta (present participle/शतृ), Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; used adjectivally 'being/true'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic manifestation through Māyā as the root-nature of effects (kārya-jāta).

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Kuṇḍalinī
• Māyā

FAQs

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

The verse identifies the Goddess (Satī/Śakti) as the primordial root-nature behind all manifested effects, while also affirming her higher, purifying dimension (śuddhādhvan) that leads the soul beyond bondage toward liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta frame.

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

Linga worship honors Shiva as Pati (the Lord) and also reveres his inseparable Śakti: this verse explains that the same Śakti appears as Māyā producing the world (effects) and as the pure-path power guiding devotees inward—supporting Saguna worship that culminates in realizing Shiva’s transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śakti-oriented meditation—contemplating Kuṇḍalinī as the inner power and praying for ascent along the “pure path” (śuddhādhvan); it pairs well with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined yogic concentration.