Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

विजने जंतुरहिते निःशब्दे बाधवर्जिते । सुप्रलिप्ते स्थले सौम्ये गन्धधूपादिवासिते

Transliteration

vijane jaṃturahite niḥśabde bādhavarjite | supralipte sthale saumye gandhadhūpādivāsite

Translation

An einem abgeschiedenen Ort, frei von Wesen, still und ohne Störung—auf einer sauberen, gut bereiteten, sanften Stätte, durch Duft, Weihrauch und dergleichen wohlriechend—soll man Verehrung und Betrachtung Śivas beginnen.

Word by Word

• विजने: in a solitary place
• विजने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative singular); विशेषण (place)

• जन्तु-रहिते: devoid of living beings
• जन्तु-रहिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन्तु-रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जन्तुभिः रहितः = devoid of creatures)

• निःशब्दे: soundless/quiet
• निःशब्दे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः-शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (without sound)

• बाध-वर्जिते: free from hindrances
• बाध-वर्जिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाध-वर्‍ജित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) ‘वर्जित’; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बाधया वर्जितः = free from obstacles)

• सुप्रलिप्ते: well-smeared/cleanly plastered
• सुप्रलिप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्र-लिप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) ‘प्रलिप्त’; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘सु’ (well)

• स्थले: place/ground
• स्थले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative singular)

• सौम्ये: pleasant/gentle
• सौम्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; विशेषण (of स्थल)

• गन्ध-धूप-आदि-वासिते: perfumed with fragrance/incense etc.
• गन्ध-धूप-आदि-वासिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्ध-धूप-आदि-वासित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) ‘वासित’ (perfumed); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गन्धधूपादिभिः वासितः = scented with perfumes, incense, etc.)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A practical sādhana-setting prescription rather than a kṣetra-māhātmya: choose seclusion, silence, cleanliness, and fragrance/incense—conditions that support yoga in Śaiva spaces.

Significance: Implies that the ‘true kṣetra’ is also the purified seat of practice; pilgrims should create a disturbance-free, ritually clean micro-kṣetra for dhyāna/japa.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer purity and inner stillness support successful Śiva-sādhana: seclusion, silence, and freedom from disturbance help the mind turn from pāśa (bondage) toward Pati (Śiva), enabling steadier dhyāna and devotion.

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

It gives the practical setting for Saguna worship—linga-pūjā with gandha and dhūpa—so the senses become sanctified and focused, making the devotee fit to contemplate Śiva’s presence through the linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Choose a quiet, clean, obstacle-free place; prepare it properly; scent it with incense and fragrance; then perform japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and dhyāna alongside linga-pūjā.