Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 73

शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)

Devanagari script

यस्य संजायते प्रज्ञा तस्य नास्ति पराजयः । मनसा यस्तु संस्कारः क्रियते योगवर्त्मना

Transliteration

yasya saṃjāyate prajñā tasya nāsti parājayaḥ | manasā yastu saṃskāraḥ kriyate yogavartmanā

Translation

Bei dem, in dem wahre geistige Einsicht (prajñā) erwacht, gibt es keine Niederlage. Die innere Läuterung, die vom Geist auf dem Pfad des Yoga vollzogen wird, wird zum entscheidenden Saṃskāra, der den Wandel der Seele prägt.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose/of whom
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (or sarvaliṅga), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• saṃjāyate: arises/is born
• saṃjāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√jan (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Ātmanepada

• prajñā: wisdom/insight
• prajñā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• tasya: for him/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (or sarvaliṅga), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta (negation)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• parājayaḥ: defeat
• parājayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parājaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana

• yaḥ: which/who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Viśeṣaṇa/Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (but/indeed)

• saṃskāraḥ: refinement/conditioning; consecration
• saṃskāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• kriyate: is done/is performed
• kriyate: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; karmaṇi-prayoga (passive)

• yoga-vartmanā: by the path of yoga
• yoga-vartmanā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vartman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: ‘yogasya vartmanā’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches that inner saṃskāra through yoga and arising prajñā leads to invincibility against spiritual downfall; supports pilgrims/sādhakas to prioritize inner transformation alongside outer rites.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when prajñā—clear, liberating insight into Pati (Shiva) and the bondage of pāśa—awakens, the seeker is no longer overcome by inner downfall; yogic inner purification becomes the stable ground for liberation.

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

Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva steady the mind and generate sattva; that steadiness ripens into prajñā, after which the devotee’s practice becomes inwardly established and no longer shaken by obstacles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to yogic mental discipline—japa of Shiva-mantra (especially the Panchakshara), meditation on Shiva, and consistent inner purification; external supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa may be used to reinforce steadiness and recollection.