Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 1

सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च

Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu

Devanagari script

तच्च सत्रं प्रववृते सर्वाश्चर्यं महर्षिणाम्

Transliteration

tacca satraṃ pravavṛte sarvāścaryaṃ maharṣiṇām

Translation

Und jenes Satra, die Opfer-Sitzung, begann—ein Anlass vollkommener Verwunderung für die großen Rishis.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; वक्ता/कर्ता (speaker)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative sg; 'in that')

• देशे: place, region
• देशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative singular)

• महाभागाः: the greatly fortunate (ones)
• महाभागाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one who has great fortune); कर्ता (subject)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्ता (subject)

• शंसित-व्रताः: of praised vows
• शंसित-व्रताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंसित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (praised/commended vows)

• अर्चयन्तः: worshipping
• अर्चयन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्तरि (acting as subject qualifier: 'worshipping')

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• सत्रम्: sacrificial session (sattra)
• सत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• आरेभिरे: they began
• आरेभिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√रभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Maharishis

FAQs

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

It highlights how a satra—collective, disciplined sacred practice—creates an auspicious field where divine knowledge and Shaiva grace can descend, inspiring reverence and inner transformation in the sages.

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

A satra commonly includes mantra, offerings, and recitation that support Saguna worship; in Shaiva understanding, such outer rites purify the pashu (bound soul) and prepare it to realize Pati (Shiva), whether approached as Linga or as the personal Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sustained collective sadhana—regular mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara), disciplined worship, and attentive śravaṇa (listening) in a sacred assembly, as a means to cultivate purity and devotion.