Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30

शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)

Devanagari script

इति ते सर्वमाख्यातं संस्काराख्यस्य कर्मणः । चातुर्विध्यमिदं कृष्ण किं भूय श्रोतुमिच्छसि

Transliteration

iti te sarvamākhyātaṃ saṃskārākhyasya karmaṇaḥ | cāturvidhyamidaṃ kṛṣṇa kiṃ bhūya śrotumicchasi

Translation

So, o Kṛṣṇa, habe ich dir die vierfache Einteilung der Handlung, die Saṃskāra genannt wird, vollständig dargelegt. Was möchtest du darüber hinaus noch hören?

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक निपात (quotative/closure particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘to you/for you’ sense often dative-like in usage

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘everything’

• आख्यातम्: has been explained
• आख्यातम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु) → आख्यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; here with सर्वम् as object: ‘has been explained’

• संस्कार-आख्यस्य: of the act called ‘saṃskāra’
• संस्कार-आख्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्कार + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-सम्भव, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘called “saṃskāra”’ (qualifies कर्मणः)

• कर्मणः: of the rite/act
• कर्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• चातुर्विध्यम्: the fourfold classification
• चातुर्विध्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्विध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (fourfoldness)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun used adverbially ‘what?’

• भूयः: further; again
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘again/further’)

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रोतुम् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), ‘to hear’

• इच्छसि: you desire; you wish
• इच्छसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse in the Shiva Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

The verse marks the completion of a teaching on saṃskāra—purificatory discipline—emphasizing that spiritual progress in Shaiva thought is supported by ordered practices that refine the seeker toward Shiva (Pati) and loosen bondage (pāśa).

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

By concluding a structured explanation of ritual discipline, it implies that outer observances and inner refinement together prepare one for proper Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā), where purity, method, and intent align to make devotion effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate takeaway is adherence to a defined, stepwise discipline (saṃskāra) as taught—supporting regular Shiva worship with purity and right procedure; as a Shaiva practice-frame, this typically harmonizes with mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and disciplined observance.