Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24

विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti

Devanagari script

तपसा तुष्टचित्तेन दत्तं विष्णोश्शिवेन वै । यस्मात्सांबो महादेवः प्रददौ पुत्रमात्मनः

Transliteration

tapasā tuṣṭacittena dattaṃ viṣṇośśivena vai | yasmātsāṃbo mahādevaḥ pradadau putramātmanaḥ

Translation

Vom Tapas Viṣṇus im Herzen erfreut, gewährte Śiva Viṣṇu wahrlich die Gabe; denn damals schenkte Sāmbha Mahādeva ihm einen Sohn, hervorgegangen aus seiner eigenen Wesenheit.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तुष्टचित्तेन: with a pleased mind
• तुष्टचित्तेन: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘तुष्टं चित्तं यस्य’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate to implied ‘(it) was given’

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis/indeed

• यस्मात्: because / since
• यस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative adverbial form (यतः/यस्मात्), Ablatival sense; Avyaya-like usage introducing reason

• साम्बः: Sāmba
• साम्बः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘महान् देवः’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रददौ: gave / bestowed
• प्रददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• आत्मनः: for himself / of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Anugraha articulated doctrinally: tapas → tuṣṭi (divine satisfaction) → vara-dāna.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Uma (as implied by Sāmbha)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who responds to sincere tapas with anugraha (grace), showing that even exalted deities attain results through devotion and disciplined austerity.

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

By naming Śiva as Sāmbha Mahādeva (Śiva with Umā), the verse points to Saguna Śiva—approachable through worship such as Liṅga-pūjā—who grants boons when the devotee’s mind is purified by tapas and bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tapas supported by steady devotion is implied—practically expressed as regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), disciplined vrata (especially on Mahāśivarātri), and focused Śiva-upāsanā to seek divine grace.