Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

पूर्णेदुमंडलप्रख्यां कृत्वा शेषं च पूर्ववत् । विष्णवे संविशेदाज्ञां शिवस्य परमात्मनः

Transliteration

pūrṇedumaṃḍalaprakhyāṃ kṛtvā śeṣaṃ ca pūrvavat | viṣṇave saṃviśedājñāṃ śivasya paramātmanaḥ

Translation

Nachdem man es dem Kreis der Vollmondscheibe gleich gestaltet und das Übrige wie zuvor geordnet hat, soll man Viṣṇu den Befehl Śivas, des höchsten Selbst (Paramātman), übermitteln.

Word by Word

• pūrṇa: full
• pūrṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First member in compound; adjective 'full/complete'

• indu: moon
• indu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First member in compound; 'moon'

• maṇḍala: disc/orb
• maṇḍala: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First member in compound; 'disc/orb'

• prakhyām: resembling (like)
• prakhyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; compound 'pūrṇa-indu-maṇḍala-prakhyām' = 'resembling the disc of the full moon' (upamā-arthaka)

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त)

• śeṣam: the remainder
• śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsakaliṅga usage; Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; 'the remainder' (of the rite)

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

• pūrvavat: as before
• pūrvavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'as before'

• viṣṇave: to Viṣṇu
• viṣṇave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī vibhakti (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana

• saṃviśet: should enter/should proceed into
• saṃviśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Verb, Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, parasmaipada; with upasarga saṃ-

• ājñām: the command/permission
• ājñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; object of saṃviśet

• śivasya: of Śiva
• śivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• paramātmanaḥ: of the Supreme Self
• paramātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paramātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya compound 'parama + ātman' = Supreme Self

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the Paramātman whose will governs the cosmos, and indicates that divine order flows from Śiva even when carried out through other deities like Viṣṇu—highlighting Pati (Śiva) as the supreme source of command.

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

The imagery of forming something “like the full-moon orb” aligns with sacred visualization used in Saguna worship—where form supports contemplation—while still affirming that the ultimate authority behind the form is Śiva as Paramātman.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests a contemplative visualization of a radiant, full-moon-like form and then proceeding “as before,” implying adherence to an established ritual sequence; as a takeaway, maintain disciplined order in pūjā/japa while holding a calm, luminous mental focus on Śiva.