Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 84

अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace

Devanagari script

रोगार्तं तु भिषग्रोगाद्भैषजैस्सुखमुद्धरेत् । एवं स्वभावमलिनान्स्वभावाद्दुःखिनः पशून्

Transliteration

rogārtaṃ tu bhiṣagrogādbhaiṣajaissukhamuddharet | evaṃ svabhāvamalinānsvabhāvādduḥkhinaḥ paśūn

Translation

Wie ein Arzt den vom Leiden befallenen Kranken durch Heilmittel aus dem Schmerz emporhebt, so erhebt auch der Herr die gebundenen Seelen—deren eigene Natur befleckt ist und die eben darum leiden—aus dem Elend durch Seine Gnade und die Mittel der Befreiung.

Word by Word

• रोग-आर्तम्: one afflicted by disease
• रोग-आर्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (रोगेण आर्तः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• भिषक्: physician
• भिषक्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिषज्/भिषक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• रोगात्: from disease
• रोगात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• भैषजैः: with medicines
• भैषजैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सुखम्: comfort; happily
• सुखम्: कर्म/क्रियाविशेषण (Object/Adverbial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• उद्धरेत्: should lift out/rescue
• उद्धरेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्वभाव-मलिनान्: those impure by nature
• स्वभाव-मलिनान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + मलिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वभावेन मलिनाः)

• स्वभावात्: from (their) nature
• स्वभावात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• दुःखिनः: suffering
• दुःखिनः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (दुःखिनः = दुःखिनान् वैदिक/काव्य-प्रयोग)

• पशून्: creatures/beings
• पशून्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames bondage and sorrow as a curable condition: the paśu (bound soul) suffers due to inner impurity, and Shiva, the Pati (Lord), restores wholeness through grace and liberating means—like a physician curing disease.

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

Saguna Shiva, approached through Linga-worship, is presented as the compassionate healer who applies ‘remedies’—devotion, mantra, and right knowledge—to cleanse the soul’s impurity and remove suffering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Treat suffering as a spiritual ailment: take the ‘medicine’ of Shiva-bhakti—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa, and steady meditation on Shiva as the inner purifier.