Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47

रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā

Devanagari script

सादरं पश्यतोरेव तयोरंतरधीयत

Transliteration

sādaraṃ paśyatoreva tayoraṃtaradhīyata

Translation

Even as the two gazed with reverent attention, He vanished from their sight.

Word by Word

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण प्रयुक्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन रूपं (adverbially: with respect)

• पश्यतोः: while the two were watching
• पश्यतोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी/सप्तमी, द्विवचन; ‘पश्यतोः’ = of the two who were seeing / while the two were watching

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (indeed/just)

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (of those two)

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared
• अन्तर्धीयत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + धा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपदी, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘अन्तर्धीयत’ = disappeared/withdrew (became hidden)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to Shiva’s tirodhāna (veiling): the Lord may withdraw from outer perception to turn the devotees inward toward steadier devotion, discernment, and the higher, inner realization of Pati beyond the senses.

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

When the visible form withdraws, the devotee relies on Saguna supports—Linga worship, mantra, and pūjā—to stabilize bhakti; through these, the mind becomes fit to intuit the Lord who is not confined to appearances.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sustain reverent darśana through japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady dhyāna on the Linga, accepting moments of ‘absence’ as prompts for deeper interior contemplation.