Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

योगाचार्यरूपेण शर्वावताराः (Śarva’s manifestations as Yoga-Teachers)

Devanagari script

पराशराश्च गर्गश्च भार्गवश्चांगिरास्तथा । बलबन्धुर्निरामित्राः केतुशृंगस्तपोधनः

Transliteration

parāśarāśca gargaśca bhārgavaścāṃgirāstathā | balabandhurnirāmitrāḥ ketuśṛṃgastapodhanaḥ

Translation

„(Da waren) Parāśara und Garga, Bhārgava und ebenso Aṅgirā; Balabandhu, Nirāmitra und Ketuśṛṅga — Asketen, reich an dem Schatz der Askese (tapas).“

Word by Word

• पराशराः: Parāśaras
• पराशराः: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); proper name(s)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• गर्गः: Garga
• गर्गः: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• भार्गवः: Bhārgava
• भार्गवः: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgirases
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस्/अङ्गिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); proper name(s)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (रीत्यर्थे/समुच्चयार्थे)

• बल-बन्धुः: Balabandhu
• बल-बन्धुः: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘kinsman/friend of Bala’ (proper name)

• निरामित्राः: enemyless (ones)
• निरामित्राः: Karta (कर्ता/list item/descriptor)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; bahuvrīhi ‘those who are without enemies’ (निरमित्राः)

• केतु-शृङ्गः: Ketuśṛṅga
• केतु-शृङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘banner-horned/with a banner-like horn’ (proper name)

• तपोधनः: Tapodhana
• तपोधनः: Karta (कर्ता/list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘one whose wealth is tapas’ (epithet/proper name)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Garga
• Bhargava
• Angiras
• Balabandhu
• Niramitra
• Ketushringa

FAQs

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

It honors a lineage of tapodhana rishis, indicating that purity, restraint, and disciplined tapas are the inner qualifications for receiving Shiva-tattva teachings and moving toward liberation under Pati (Shiva).

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

By foregrounding accomplished sages, the text implies that proper approach to Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-upasana) is supported by sattvic conduct and austerity, which steady the mind for devotion and insight into Shiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points generally to tapas—vows, self-discipline, and inward steadiness; a practical Shaiva takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a simple vow of purity and restraint, in the spirit of the tapodhana sages.