Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56

उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)

Devanagari script

श्रद्धान्देहि महादेव द्वसम्बन्धिषु मे सदा । स्वदास्यं परमं स्नेहं सान्निध्यं चैव सर्वदा

Transliteration

śraddhāndehi mahādeva dvasambandhiṣu me sadā | svadāsyaṃ paramaṃ snehaṃ sānnidhyaṃ caiva sarvadā

Translation

O Mahādeva, gewähre mir stets unerschütterliche śraddhā gegenüber allen, die mit Dir verbunden sind (Deinen Bhaktas und Deinen heiligen Beziehungen). Verleihe mir hingebungsvollen Dienst an Dir, die höchste Liebe und Deine beständige Nähe zu jeder Zeit.

Word by Word

• श्रद्धाम्: faith, devotion
• श्रद्धाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देहि: give (you give)
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्व-सम्बन्धिषु: in those connected with duality (worldly relations)
• द्व-सम्बन्धिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्व-दास्यम्: one’s own servitude (devoted service)
• स्व-दास्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• स्नेहम्: affection, love
• स्नेहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence, proximity
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वदा: at all times
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

A devotee addressing Lord Shiva (within Suta Goswami’s Vayu Samhita narration to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śraddhāṃ dehi mahādeva tvat-sambandhiṣu me sadā | sva-dāsyaṃ paramaṃ snehaṃ sānnidhyaṃ caiva sarvadā ||

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse is a direct bhakti-prayer for Shiva’s grace: steadfast śraddhā, dāsya (humble service), and parama-sneha (supreme love), culminating in sānnidhya—abiding closeness to Pati (Shiva), which Shaiva Siddhanta treats as a mark of ripening devotion leading toward liberation.

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

It supports Saguna Shiva worship by emphasizing relationship (sambandha) and intimacy with Shiva: the devotee seeks constant presence and loving service—attitudes commonly cultivated through Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, and reverence for Shiva’s devotees and sacred spaces.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dāsya-bhāva through daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), regular Linga worship, and seva to Shiva’s devotees; as an aid, one may observe Mahashivratri vrata, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and wear Rudrākṣa to sustain śraddhā and remembrance of Shiva’s sānnidhya.