Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6

शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)

Devanagari script

महादेवप्रसादस्य भाग्यापन्नस्य भाविनः । दुग्धाभिलाषप्रभवद्वारतामगमत्तपः

Transliteration

mahādevaprasādasya bhāgyāpannasya bhāvinaḥ | dugdhābhilāṣaprabhavadvāratāmagamattapaḥ

Translation

Durch die Gnade Mahādevas wurde für den, dessen Geschick gereift war und dessen glückverheißende Vollendung bevorstand, die Askese zu einem Tor—entsprungen aus dem Verlangen nach Milch.

Word by Word

• महादेव-प्रसादस्य: of Mahādeva’s grace
• महादेव-प्रसादस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘महादेवस्य प्रसादः’

• भाग्य-आपन्नस्य: of the fortunate one
• भाग्य-आपन्नस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आपन्न (कृदन्त; आपद् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘भाग्यं आपन्नः’ = fortunate; विशेषण (qualifying the implied person)

• भाविनः: of the one destined to be (future)
• भाविनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण: ‘भविष्यति’ इति—future/impending

• दुग्ध-अभिलाष-प्रभवत्-वारताम्: a state arising from desire for milk
• दुग्ध-अभिलाष-प्रभवत्-वारताम्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिलाष (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभवत् (कृदन्त; भू धातु, शतृ/वत्) + वारता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘दुग्धस्य अभिलाषः’ (षष्ठी) + ‘अभिलाषात् प्रभवत्’ (तृतीया/पञ्चमी-अर्थ) + ‘प्रभवद्वारता’ = milk-desire-born condition/state

• अगमत्: went/attained
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva

FAQs

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

It teaches that tapas becomes fruitful only when Śiva’s prasāda ripens one’s bhāgya; then even an ordinary impulse (like craving milk) can become a providential “doorway” toward the intended spiritual outcome.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna Śiva compassionately responds to the devotee’s condition; His prasāda turns discipline (tapas) into an effective means—like entering through a door—toward grace, worship, and eventual liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to continue tapas with devotion and reliance on Śiva’s prasāda—supporting practice with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined observances rather than mere self-will.