Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

अक्षया बान्धवाश्चैव कुलं गोत्रं च ते सदा । भविष्यति द्विजश्रेष्ठ मयि भक्तिश्च शाश्वती

Transliteration

akṣayā bāndhavāścaiva kulaṃ gotraṃ ca te sadā | bhaviṣyati dvijaśreṣṭha mayi bhaktiśca śāśvatī

Translation

O Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, deine Verwandten, dein Geschlecht und deine Gotra sowie deine Familienlinie werden stets ungebrochen bleiben; und deine Hingabe an Mich wird ewig sein.

Word by Word

• akṣayā: imperishable, unfailing
• akṣayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective (understood with e.g. 'भविष्यति')

• bāndhavāḥ: kinsmen, relatives
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis

• kulam: family/lineage
• kulam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• gotram: clan, gotra
• gotram: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic form ते = 'of you/your'

• sadā: always
• sadā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• dvija-śreṣṭha: O best of Brahmins
• dvija-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; कर्मधारय = 'best of the twice-born'

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bhaktiḥ: devotion
• bhaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• śāśvatī: eternal
• śāśvatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies भक्तिḥ

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-sthala passage; it occurs in the Upamanyu episode where Śiva grants boons to a devoted brāhmaṇa youth, emphasizing bhakti-phala and kula-kṣema.

Significance: General teaching: steadfast devotion to Śiva yields both laukika-kṣema (family continuity) and pāramārthika-kṣema (enduring bhakti leading toward liberation).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva (Pati) as the giver of both worldly stability (unbroken family line) and the higher gift of śāśvatī bhakti—devotion that endures and matures toward liberation through Shiva’s grace.

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

It reflects the Shaiva principle that steadfast devotion to Saguna Shiva—often approached through Linga worship—draws Shiva’s anugraha (grace), which sustains dharma in life and establishes enduring God-centered bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is nitya-bhakti: daily Shiva remembrance and worship—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga pūjā—so devotion becomes steady and lifelong.