Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6

रुद्राविर्भावकारणम् — Causes and Pattern of Rudra’s Manifestation

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Devanagari script

परमैश्वर्यसंयुक्तः परमेश्वरभावितः । तच्छक्त्याधिष्ठितश्शश्वत्तच्चिह्नैरपि चिह्नितः

Transliteration

paramaiśvaryasaṃyuktaḥ parameśvarabhāvitaḥ | tacchaktyādhiṣṭhitaśśaśvattaccihnairapi cihnitaḥ

Translation

Endowed with supreme sovereignty and imbued with the very being of the Supreme Lord, he is ever upheld by His Power (Śakti) and is also marked with the Lord’s own distinguishing signs.

Word by Word

• परम-ऐश्वर्य-संयुक्तः: endowed with supreme lordship
• परम-ऐश्वर्य-संयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (युज्-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परमस्य ऐश्वर्यस्य संयुक्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परम-ईश्वर-भावितः: manifested as the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वर-भावितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + भावित (भू-धातु, णिच्, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘made/manifested as the Supreme Lord’

• तत्-शक्त्या: by that power
• तत्-शक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘by that power’

• अधिष्ठितः: presiding/established
• अधिष्ठितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘presided over/established’

• शश्वत्: always
• शश्वत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-कालय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शश्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb) ‘always’

• तत्-चिह्नैः: with those signs
• तत्-चिह्नैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चिह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; ‘with those marks/signs’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• चिह्नितः: marked
• चिह्नितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिह्न्/चिह्नय् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘marked/characterized’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: śakti-adhiṣṭhāna: the Lord’s power upholding the manifested form for cosmic administration

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Parameshvara

FAQs

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

It teaches that true spiritual authority and realization arise from being permeated by Parameśvara and upheld by His Śakti—liberation is not mere self-effort but grace-supported transformation of the soul toward Shiva-nature.

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

Being “marked with the Lord’s signs” points to identifiable Shaiva orientation—devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship and Shaiva emblems that express inner alignment with Parameśvara sustained by Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt Shaiva discipline that reflects Shiva’s “marks”: steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Shiva with Śakti, and outward Shaiva identifiers such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa when prescribed by one’s tradition.