Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

न चातिचिंताकुलितो न चातिक्षुत्पिपासितः । नापि स्वगुरुकर्मादौ प्रसक्तो योगमाचरेत्

Transliteration

na cāticiṃtākulito na cātikṣutpipāsitaḥ | nāpi svagurukarmādau prasakto yogamācaret

Translation

Man soll Yoga nicht üben, wenn der Geist durch übermäßiges Grübeln aufgewühlt ist, noch wenn man von äußerstem Hunger oder Durst gequält wird; ebenso soll man Yoga nicht beginnen, wenn man allzu sehr in eigene schwere Pflichten und Handlungen verstrickt ist. Yoga ist in Standhaftigkeit und in ausgewogenem Zustand von Körper und Geist zu vollziehen.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ati-ciṃtā-ākulitaḥ: agitated by excessive worry
• ati-ciṃtā-ākulitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + ciṃtā (प्रातिपदिक) + ākulita (प्रातिपदिक; √kul/ākul ‘to agitate’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘अतिचिन्तया आकुलितः’ = agitated by excessive thinking

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ati-kṣut-pipāsitaḥ: excessively hungry and thirsty
• ati-kṣut-pipāsitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + kṣut (प्रातिपदिक) + pipāsita (प्रातिपदिक; √pā ‘to drink’ with desiderative sense ‘thirsty’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (kṣut + pipāsā) with ati-: excessively hungry and thirsty

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• sva-guru-karma-ādau: in (matters like) one’s duties to the teacher, etc.
• sva-guru-karma-ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + guru (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समाहारार्थक-तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य गुरोः कर्म-आदि’ = in one’s duties to teacher etc.

• prasaktaḥ: overly engaged/attached
• prasaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasakta (प्रातिपदिक; pra√sañj ‘to attach’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त-प्राय (attached/engaged)

• yogam: yoga (practice)
• yogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ācaret: should practice
• ācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that Shiva-oriented Yoga requires inner steadiness (śānti) and bodily balance; agitation, deprivation, or compulsive busyness binds the mind to pasha (limitation), making true contemplation of Pati (Shiva) ineffective.

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-dhyana demand a collected mind; this instruction emphasizes preparing oneself so that japa, dhyāna, and pūjā are not performed mechanically while the mind is scattered by anxiety, hunger, or pressing worldly duties.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests practising Shiva-dhyāna and mantra-japa only after basic needs are calmly met and duties are settled; then one may sit steadily for meditation—ideally with Shaiva supports like Panchakshara japa and a composed, sāttvika routine.