Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17

अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas

Devanagari script

योगसिद्ध्यैकदेशे ऽपि दृष्टे मोक्षे भवेन्मतिः । दृष्टमेतन्मया यद्वत्तद्वन्मोक्षो भवेदिति

Transliteration

yogasiddhyaikadeśe 'pi dṛṣṭe mokṣe bhavenmatiḥ | dṛṣṭametanmayā yadvattadvanmokṣo bhavediti

Translation

Schon beim Anblick eines nur teilweisen Erlangens yogischer Vollkommenheit erwacht die Gewissheit der Befreiung: „Wie ich dies unmittelbar geschaut habe, so wird auch Moksha gewiss eintreten.“

Word by Word

• योगसिद्धि-एकदेशे: in a part/portion of yogic attainment
• योगसिद्धि-एकदेशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + एकदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘योगसिद्धेः एकदेशः’ → ‘योगसिद्ध्येकदेशः’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/Emphatic (निपात)

• दृष्टे: when (it is) seen/experienced
• दृष्टे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; agreeing with ‘मोक्षे’ (locative absolute-like sense)

• मोक्षे: in liberation
• मोक्षे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• भवेत्: would arise/be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• मतिः: understanding/conviction
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• दृष्टम्: seen/observed
• दृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म) / Predicative complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative with ‘एतत्’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता) / Topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-instrument
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• यद्वत्: just as
• यद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: Adverbial correlrelative (अव्यय) meaning ‘as/just as’

• तद्वत्: likewise/so
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: Adverbial correlrelative (अव्यय) meaning ‘so/likewise’

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• भवेत्: would be/occur
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (उद्धरण-निपात)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even limited, verifiable progress in yoga generates firm inner certainty that the highest goal—moksha by the grace of Pati (Lord Shiva)—is real and attainable.

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

In Shaiva practice, devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) supports steadiness of mind; such steadiness yields observable yogic progress, which then strengthens conviction that Shiva can also bestow the ultimate fruit—liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A steady yoga-sādhana grounded in Shaiva discipline—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with meditation—so that tangible signs of inner purification arise and confirm one’s path toward moksha.