Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

शक्त्यादिसृष्टिनिरूपणम् / The Account of Creation Beginning with Śakti

Devanagari script

परिणामः प्रधानस्य प्रवृत्तिः पुरुषस्य च । सर्वं सत्यव्रतस्यैव शासनेन प्रवर्तते

Transliteration

pariṇāmaḥ pradhānasya pravṛttiḥ puruṣasya ca | sarvaṃ satyavratasyaiva śāsanena pravartate

Translation

Die Wandlung von Pradhāna (der uranfänglichen Natur) und die Tätigkeit des Puruṣa (des Bewusstseinsprinzips)—all dies vollzieht sich allein unter der Herrschaft Satyavratas, des Herrn des wahren Gelübdes (Śiva).

Word by Word

• pariṇāmaḥ: transformation/evolution
• pariṇāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pariṇāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pradhānasya: of Pradhāna (primordial matter)
• pradhānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• pravṛttiḥ: activity/manifestation
• pravṛttiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• puruṣasya: of Puruṣa (spirit/person)
• puruṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here prathama as subject

• satyavratasya: of Satyavrata (the truth-vowed one)
• satyavratasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (satyaṃ vrataṃ yasya / satya-vrata = ‘truth-vowed’ as epithet); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• śāsanena: by (his) command/rule
• śāsanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental/means)

• pravartate: proceeds/functions
• pravartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord—without whose ordinance neither Nature’s transformations nor the soul’s outward activity can unfold; liberation follows from recognizing this supreme governance.

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

The Liṅga signifies Śiva as the transcendent ruler of all tattvas; worship of Saguna Śiva trains the mind to perceive that every cosmic process is upheld and directed by His śāsana (divine command).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as the inner governor while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering the fruits of all actions to Him as the one who sets all motion in order.