Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37

शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice

Devanagari script

तत्त्वादिभूतपर्यन्तं शरीरादिष्वतन्द्रितः । व्याप्याधितिष्ठति शिवस्ततो रुद्र इतस्ततः

Transliteration

tattvādibhūtaparyantaṃ śarīrādiṣvatandritaḥ | vyāpyādhitiṣṭhati śivastato rudra itastataḥ

Translation

From the primordial principles (tattvas) down to the gross elements, and within bodies and all such forms, Śiva—ever unwearied—pervades everything and presides over it. Thus He is called “Śiva” in one aspect and “Rudra” in another.

Word by Word

• tattva-ādi-bhūta-paryantam: up to (and including) the elements beginning with tattvas
• tattva-ādi-bhūta-paryantam: Karma (कर्म) / Parimāṇa-viśeṣaṇa (परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Multi-member Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) 'from tattva etc. up to bhūta'; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; used adverbially as extent/object of vyāpya

• śarīra-ādiṣu: in bodies and the like
• śarīra-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) 'śarīra-ādi'; Neuter, Locative (7th), Plural (बहुवचन)

• atandritaḥ: unwearied/ever-vigilant
• atandritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tandrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; privative a-; qualifying śivaḥ

• vyāpya: having pervaded
• vyāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-āp (धातु √आप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्) from √आप् with उपसर्ग vi; 'having pervaded'

• adhitiṣṭhati: presides over
• adhitiṣṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi-sthā (धातु √स्था)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular; with उपसर्ग adhi; 'presides/stands over'

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tataḥ: therefore/thereupon
• tataḥ: Hetu/Relation (हेतु/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (ततः-प्रभृति), 'therefore/from that'

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Pratijñā/Predicate (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• itaḥ: from this/thereby
• itaḥ: Hetu/Relation (हेतु/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (अव्यय) 'from here/for this reason'

• tataḥ: from that/again
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Supports the doctrine of Śiva’s vyāpti (pervasion) and adhiṣṭhāna (sovereign indwelling), a key contemplative lens for liṅga-darśana and daily worship.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who both pervades the entire tattva-to-bhūta cosmos and rules it from within, guiding the bound soul (paśu) beyond bonds (pāśa) toward liberation.

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

The Liṅga represents the Lord who is simultaneously beyond form and present in all forms; worship trains the devotee to recognize the same Śiva indwelling the body and the universe, known by names like Śiva and Rudra according to His functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice inward dhyāna with the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating Śiva as the indwelling ruler in the body and as the all-pervading Lord across the tattvas and elements.