Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

हिंसादि यन्निषिद्धं स्यान्न कुर्यान्मनसापि तत् । सदा भस्मानुलिप्तां गस्सुवेषश्च शुचिर्भवेत्

Transliteration

hiṃsādi yanniṣiddhaṃ syānna kuryānmanasāpi tat | sadā bhasmānuliptāṃ gassuveṣaśca śucirbhavet

Translation

Was immer verboten ist—wie Gewalt—soll er nicht tun, nicht einmal im Geist. Stets soll sein Leib mit Bhasma (heiliger Asche) bestrichen sein, er soll die Zeichen der Disziplin Śivas angemessen tragen und rein bleiben.

Word by Word

• हिंसादि: violence and the like
• हिंसादि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंसा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—“हिंसा-आदि (beginning with violence)” used as a collective term

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; relative pronoun—“whatever which”

• निषिद्धम्: forbidden
• निषिद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + सिध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → निषिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—“forbidden”

• स्यात्: may be/is to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental—“by mind/even mentally”

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun—object referring back to forbidden act

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• भस्मानुलिप्ताङ्गः: with limbs smeared with ash
• भस्मानुलिप्ताङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भस्म + अनु + लिप्त (कृदन्त; √लिप्) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—“भस्मना अनुलिप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्य” (whose limbs are smeared with ash). पाठभेदः: देवनागरी ‘भस्मानुलिप्तां गस्सुवेषश्च’ इत्यत्र ‘अङ्गः’ अपेक्षितः

• सुवेषः: well-dressed
• सुवेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“सुन्दरः वेषः यस्य/सु-वेषः” (well-dressed)

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

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; adjective—“pure/clean”

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Ethical purity (ahiṃsā etc.) and bhasma-dhāraṇa are universal Śaiva marks; they prepare the paśu for Śiva’s grace by reducing mala and pratibandha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Shaiva discipline (ācāra): true purity is not only external but also mental—one must renounce forbidden acts like violence even at the level of thought, while sustaining a life of Śiva-oriented purity symbolized by bhasma.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is supported by inner and outer observances; bhasma and proper Shaiva marks cultivate remembrance of Saguna Śiva, while mental non-violence and restraint purify the devotee for deeper communion with the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain daily Shaiva conduct: avoid prohibited actions even mentally, apply bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a sacred reminder of Śiva, keep disciplined attire and cleanliness, and use this purity as the basis for mantra-japa and Linga-pūjā.