Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge

Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati

Devanagari script

यच्च किंचिज्जगत्यस्मिन् दृश्यते श्रूयते ऽपि वा । तत्सर्वं शंकरस्याज्ञा बलेन समधिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

yacca kiṃcijjagatyasmin dṛśyate śrūyate 'pi vā | tatsarvaṃ śaṃkarasyājñā balena samadhiṣṭhitam

Translation

Was immer in diesem Universum gesehen wird—oder auch nur dem Hörensagen nach bekannt ist—alles wird gänzlich durch die Macht von Śaṅkaras Gebot getragen und gelenkt.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; ‘in this’

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• श्रूयते: is heard
• श्रूयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘also/even’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘all’ (qualifying तत्)

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• आज्ञा: command/ordinance
• आज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• बलेन: by (its) power
• बलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• समधिष्ठितम्: is governed/established
• समधिष्ठितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अधि-√स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः—‘established/controlled’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A doctrinal climax: sarvaṃ Śaṅkarasyājñā-balena samadhiṣṭhitam—everything stands by Śiva’s sovereign command; not localized to a Jyotirliṅga narrative.

Significance: Core Siddhānta bhakti insight: surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Pati whose ājñā sustains all; supports practices of īśvara-praṇidhāna and humility.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: tatsarvaṃ śaṃkarasyājñā balena samadhiṣṭhitam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose sovereign will (ājñā) upholds all phenomena, seen and unseen, guiding the soul from bondage toward grace and liberation.

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

The Liṅga is the worshipful sign of Śiva’s all-pervading lordship; by honoring Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga, the devotee aligns with Śaṅkara’s governing will that sustains the cosmos.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice surrender (śaraṇāgati) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and meditate that all experiences are held within Śiva’s ājñā, cultivating humility and devotion.