Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40

सर्‍वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause

Devanagari script

योगेन तु परा भक्तिः प्रसादस्तदनंतरम् । प्रसादान्मुच्यते जंतुर्मुक्तः शिवसमो भवेत्

Transliteration

yogena tu parā bhaktiḥ prasādastadanaṃtaram | prasādānmucyate jaṃturmuktaḥ śivasamo bhavet

Translation

Durch Yoga entsteht die höchste Bhakti; unmittelbar danach kommt Śivas Gnade (prasāda). Durch diese Gnade wird das verkörperte Wesen befreit; und befreit wird es Śiva gleich (an göttlicher Würde).

Word by Word

• योगेन: by yoga
• योगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (contrastive particle: but/indeed)

• परा: supreme
• परा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भक्तिः)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसादः: grace
• प्रसादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• तत्-अनन्तरम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः—कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (immediately after that)

• प्रसादात्: from grace
• प्रसादात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुच्यते: is liberated/released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive: is released)

• जन्तुः: the creature/soul
• जन्तुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुक्तः: liberated
• मुक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त; √मुच् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• शिव-समः: equal to Śiva
• शिव-समः: Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शिवेन समः’ (तत्पुरुष: upamā)

• भवेत्: would become / becomes (as a result)
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta-style sequence: disciplined yoga matures into supreme bhakti, which culminates in Śiva’s prasāda (grace); liberation is ultimately granted by grace, not by effort alone.

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

Yoga and devotion are typically anchored in Saguna upāsanā—meditation on Śiva with form, especially the Śiva-liṅga—through which the devotee’s mind becomes pure and receptive to Śiva’s grace that bestows mokṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-dhyāna (meditation) and japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with devotion, seeking prasāda as the liberating power.