Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

भ्रुवोरंतरतः पद्मं द्विदलं तडिदुज्ज्वलम् । भ्रूमध्यस्थारविन्दस्य क्रमाद्वै दक्षिणोत्तरे

Transliteration

bhruvoraṃtarataḥ padmaṃ dvidalaṃ taḍidujjvalam | bhrūmadhyasthāravindasya kramādvai dakṣiṇottare

Translation

Im Raum zwischen den beiden Augenbrauen befindet sich ein zweiblättriger Lotus, leuchtend wie ein Blitz. In dem im Brauenzentrum ruhenden Aravinda sind sie der Reihe nach als rechts und links angeordnet—das heißt als Süden und Norden.

Word by Word

• bhruvoḥ: of the two eyebrows
• bhruvoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual; ‘of the two eyebrows’

• antara-taḥ: in between/within
• antara-taḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तस्)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय): ‘from/within the interior, in between’

• padmam: lotus
• padmam: Karma (कर्म; object—visualized)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dvi-dalam: two-petalled
• dvi-dalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; द्विगु ‘two-petalled’ (qualifying padmam)

• taḍit-ujjvalam: lightning-bright
• taḍit-ujjvalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taḍit (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘bright like lightning’ (qualifying padmam)

• bhrū-madhya-stha-aravindasya: of the lotus at the eyebrow-center
• bhrū-madhya-stha-aravindasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrū (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + aravinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘of the lotus (aravinda) situated (stha) in the middle of the eyebrows’

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी) singular used adverbially: ‘in order/stepwise’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (वै)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थक अव्यय)

• dakṣiṇa-uttare: on the right and left
• dakṣiṇa-uttare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual; द्वन्द्व ‘in the right and the left (sides)’ (locative of two directions)

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 points to inner worship: the yogin visualizes the luminous two-petalled lotus at the brow-centre, refining awareness toward Shiva (Pati) by steadying the mind where subtle knowledge awakens.

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

The external Linga worship is mirrored inwardly: the devotee contemplates Shiva’s presence in the subtle center between the eyebrows, treating the inner lotus as a seat (pīṭha) for Saguna-dhyana that matures toward realization of Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Bhrūmadhya-dhyana: focus attention between the eyebrows, visualize a lightning-bright two-petalled lotus, and support the concentration with Shiva-mantra japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).