Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

स सर्गकाले च करोति सर्वं संहारकाले पुनराददाति

Transliteration

sa sargakāle ca karoti sarvaṃ saṃhārakāle punarādadāti

Translation

Zur Zeit der Schöpfung lässt Er alles hervorgehen; und zur Zeit der Auflösung nimmt Er alles wieder in Sich zurück.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सर्गकाले: at the time of creation
• सर्गकाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): सर्गस्य कालः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• करोति: does/creates
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणवत्

• संहारकाले: at the time of dissolution
• संहारकाले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहार (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: संहारस्य कालः

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of repetition)

• आददाति: takes back/withdraws
• आददाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्गः आ-

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General cosmological statement rather than a site legend; aligns with Śiva as the efficient cause who projects and withdraws the cosmos.

Significance: Supports temple theology: the liṅga is the axis where creation emerges and into which it is ritually ‘returned’ through worship and dissolution symbolism.

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle (implied): sarga and saṃhāra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as the supreme Lord (Pati) who manifests the cosmos in creation and withdraws it in dissolution, teaching that all beings and experiences ultimately depend on Him and return to Him.

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

The Linga symbolizes Shiva as the transcendent ground in whom creation appears and into whom it dissolves; worship of Saguna Shiva trains the mind to recognize that all forms arise from and subside into the one Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner support of arising and ceasing—japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with awareness that thoughts, like worlds, emerge and dissolve in Him.