Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

यथाकामोपलब्धिश्च यथाकामविनिर्गमः । सर्वस्याभिभवश्चैव सर्वगुह्यार्थदर्शनम्

Transliteration

yathākāmopalabdhiśca yathākāmavinirgamaḥ | sarvasyābhibhavaścaiva sarvaguhyārthadarśanam

Translation

Er gewährt Erlangung nach Wunsch und ebenso den Aufbruch — die Befreiung — nach Wunsch; Er überwindet alles und enthüllt die Schau der innersten, geheimsten Wahrheiten aller Dinge.

Word by Word

• यथा-काम-उपलब्धिः: attainment as desired
• यथा-काम-उपलब्धिः: कर्ता/भाव (Subject-like nominal/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + उपलब्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः (यथा + काम) ततः उपलब्धिः

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

• यथा-काम-विनिर्गमः: departure/exit as desired
• यथा-काम-विनिर्गमः: कर्ता/भाव (Subject-like nominal/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमासः (यथा + काम)

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (genitive)

• अभिभवः: overpowering, subjugation
• अभिभवः: कर्ता/भाव (Subject-like nominal/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्व-गुह्य-अर्थ-दर्शनम्: seeing/knowing all secret meanings
• सर्व-गुह्य-अर्थ-दर्शनम्: कर्ता/भाव (Subject-like nominal/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गुह्यानाम् अर्थानाम् दर्शनम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms that all attainments—worldly or transcendent—are ultimately governed by Śiva; the pilgrim is directed to seek not siddhi but Śiva’s revealing grace (anugraha) that grants true release.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who both fulfills legitimate aims (kāma) and, beyond them, grants liberation; in Shaiva Siddhanta, He alone removes bondage (pāśa) and reveals the hidden truth that leads the soul (paśu) toward moksha.

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

Linga worship approaches Shiva as the accessible Saguna Lord who bestows boons, yet the same worship matures into inner vision—Shiva revealing the ‘secret meaning’ within all experience, leading from desire-fulfillment to detachment and release.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dhyāna on Shiva as the giver of both bhoga and moksha—supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha—aligns desires with dharma and turns the mind toward inner revelation.