Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा-माहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of Liṅga Installation

Devanagari script

तवापराधो नास्त्यत्र भ्रांतोसि मम मायया । मत्प्रसादादियं भ्रांतिरपैष्यति तवाचिरात्

Transliteration

tavāparādho nāstyatra bhrāṃtosi mama māyayā | matprasādādiyaṃ bhrāṃtirapaiṣyati tavācirāt

Translation

Darin liegt keine Schuld bei dir. Du bist durch Meine Māyā getäuscht worden. Durch Meine Gnade wird diese Verblendung bald von dir weichen.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन (sg.)

• अपराधः: fault/offense
• अपराधः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• भ्रान्तः: deluded/mistaken
• भ्रान्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भ्रम् (धातु) → भ्रान्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.); ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन (sg.)

• मायया: by (my) illusion
• मायया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (Instr.), एकवचन (sg.)

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक, षष्ठ्यर्थे) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मम प्रसादः

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.); सर्वनाम

• भ्रान्तिः: delusion
• भ्रान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• अपैष्यति: will go away/disappear
• अपैष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + √इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• तव: for you/of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Gen.), एकवचन (sg.)

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maya

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that bondage is primarily भ्रम (delusion) produced by Māyā (pāśa), and liberation begins when Shiva, the Pati, bestows anugraha (grace) that dissolves that delusion—so the seeker should turn from self-blame to surrender and clarity.

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

In Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—the devotee approaches Shiva as the compassionate Lord who actively grants prasāda. The verse supports the devotional understanding that right worship, repentance, and surrender invite Shiva’s grace, which removes mental confusion and restores true knowledge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is grace-oriented sādhanā: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a prayer for clarity, and simple purification practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders to overcome Māyā and abide in Shiva’s guidance.