Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati

Devanagari script

वायुरुवाच । अस्ति कश्चिदपर्यंतरमणीयगुणाश्रयः । पतिर्विश्वस्य निर्माता पशुपाशविमोचनः

Transliteration

vāyuruvāca | asti kaścidaparyaṃtaramaṇīyaguṇāśrayaḥ | patirviśvasya nirmātā paśupāśavimocanaḥ

Translation

Vāyu sprach: „Es gibt Einen, die grenzenlose Wohnstatt unendlich wonniger Vollkommenheiten. Er ist Pati, der Herr des Universums, sein Schöpfer und der Befreier, der den paśu von seinem pāśa löst.“

Word by Word

• vāyuḥ: Vāyu (Wind-god)
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• kaścit: someone/a certain (one)
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; indefinite pronoun

• aparyanta-ramaṇīya-guṇa-āśrayaḥ: the abode of endless delightful qualities
• aparyanta-ramaṇīya-guṇa-āśrayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-paryanta (प्रातिपदिक) + ramaṇīya (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (determinative) with internal qualifiers: aparyanta (endless) + ramaṇīya (delightful) qualifying guṇa; guṇa-āśraya = 'abode/support of qualities'

• patiḥ: lord
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• viśvasya: of the universe
• viśvasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (Neuter/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• nirmātā: creator/maker
• nirmātā: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: nir+mā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Agent noun (कर्तृवाचक) with suffix -tṛ (तृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• paśu-pāśa-vimocanaḥ: liberator from the bond of paśu and pāśa
• paśu-pāśa-vimocanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vi+mocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa—'one who releases (vimocana) the paśu from the pāśa' (contextual relation)

Speaker

Vayu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General siddhānta teaching: contemplation of Pati as paśu-pāśa-vimocaka is held to conduce to mumukṣutva and receptivity to grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the Shaiva Siddhanta core: Shiva is Pati (Supreme Lord), the universe’s maker, and the grace-bestowing Liberator who removes pāśa (bondage) from paśu (the individual soul), leading to moksha.

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

By calling Shiva the Lord and Liberator, it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—as a concrete means to approach Pati and receive His anugraha (grace) that cuts the soul’s bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as “paśu-pāśa-vimocanaḥ” while doing japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga worship; the practice is oriented toward inner release from bondage through devotion and surrender.