Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10

शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice

Devanagari script

शैवागमैस्तु संपन्नः सहांगोपांविस्तरः । तत्संस्काराधिकारैश्च सम्यगेवोपबृंहितः

Transliteration

śaivāgamaistu saṃpannaḥ sahāṃgopāṃvistaraḥ | tatsaṃskārādhikāraiśca samyagevopabṛṃhitaḥ

Translation

Er ist vollständig ausgestattet mit den śaivischen Āgamas, samt ihren Haupt- und Neben-Gliedern in weiter Ausführlichkeit. Und er wird rechtmäßig gestärkt und geläutert durch die angemessenen Voraussetzungen und die in dieser Überlieferung vorgeschriebenen Saṃskāra-Riten (Reinigung und Weihe/Initiation).

Word by Word

• śaiva-āgamaiḥ: with/through the Śaiva Āgamas
• śaiva-āgamaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaiva (प्रातिपदिक) + āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Bahuvacana (Plural); śaivāḥ āgamāḥ (karmadhāraya sense)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) expressing contrast/emphasis

• saṃpannaḥ: endowed, furnished
• saṃpannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpanna (कृदन्त; सम्√pad (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle agreeing with (implied) dharmaḥ

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; preposition-like indeclinable meaning ‘together with’ (सह)

• aṅga-upa-aṅga-vistaraḥ: an exposition including limbs and sub-limbs
• aṅga-upa-aṅga-vistaraḥ: Karta/Predicate-noun (प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + upāṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘vistaraḥ’ as head; compound expressing ‘expansion including limbs and sub-limbs’

• tat-saṃskāra-adhikāraiḥ: by the (prescribed) saṃskāra-authorities/rites
• tat-saṃskāra-adhikāraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक) + adhikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; ‘by the authorities/rights regarding those saṃskāras’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• samyak: properly, correctly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• upabṛṃhitaḥ: fully augmented/elaborated
• upabṛṃhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-bṛṃhita (कृदन्त; उप√bṛṃh (धातु) + kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle agreeing with (implied) dharmaḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga passage; it foregrounds Śaivāgama as the complete and detailed revelation (with aṅga-upāṅga) and emphasizes saṃskāra/adhikāra—i.e., eligibility and consecratory refinement—typical of Āgamic Śaiva praxis.

Significance: Highlights that mature Śaiva practice is Āgama-grounded and requires proper authorization/qualification; encourages seekers to pursue disciplined initiation/training rather than eclecticism.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-realization is supported by a complete, well-transmitted Śaiva path—scripture, its subsidiary disciplines, and the seeker’s proper eligibility—so practice becomes spiritually effective and leads toward liberation.

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

Śaiva Āgamas primarily regulate Saguna Śiva worship—especially Liṅga worship—by detailing procedures, mantras, and supporting observances (aṅga-upāṅga) that make devotion orderly, purified, and Siddhānta-aligned.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to Agamic discipline with proper adhikāra—receiving saṃskāras/dīkṣā where applicable, and then performing authorized mantra-japa and Liṅga-pūjā according to Śaiva injunctions.