Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

सदेशिकानिमान्मत्वा नित्यं यश्शिवमर्चयेत् । स याति शिवसायुज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

sadeśikānimānmatvā nityaṃ yaśśivamarcayet | sa yāti śivasāyujyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Wer dies als Lehre eines wahren Lehrmeisters betrachtet und täglich den Herrn Śiva verehrt, der gelangt zum Śiva-sāyujya, zur Vereinigung mit Śiva. Darüber ist kein weiteres Erwägen nötig.

Word by Word

• स-देशिकान्: (those) with a preceptor
• स-देशिकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of considering)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश ‘with’) + देशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘with a teacher/preceptor’ (सह-भावे)

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having considered/knowing’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः (relative pronoun)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative pronoun)

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शिव-सायुज्यम्: union with Śiva
• शिव-सायुज्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘शिवस्य सायुज्यम्’ (union with Śiva)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्या: necessary
• कार्या: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate-nominal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम्—‘to be done/necessary’ (agreeing with विचारणा)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes guru-mediated upāsanā as the sure cause of Śiva-sāyujya; pilgrimage is reframed as fidelity to daily worship under authentic instruction.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that steady, daily worship of Śiva, grounded in authentic guru-transmitted instruction, leads directly to Śiva-sāyujya (liberation through union with the Lord), emphasizing certainty of Śiva’s grace and the transforming power of disciplined bhakti.

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

The verb arcayet (“should worship”) points to regular ritual reverence—classically expressed as Liṅga-arcana (water, bilva, mantra, and offerings) to Saguna Śiva—through which the devotee is led to the highest realization of Śiva (Pati) and freedom from bonds (pāśa).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily Śiva-arcana under a guru’s guidance—such as Liṅga-pūjā with Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), optionally supported by bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa—performed consistently as a vow-like discipline.