Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61

पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati

Devanagari script

तस्यास्ति पतिः कश्चिन्नैव लिंगं न चेशिता । कारणं कारणानां च स तेषामधिपाधिपः

Transliteration

tasyāsti patiḥ kaścinnaiva liṃgaṃ na ceśitā | kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānāṃ ca sa teṣāmadhipādhipaḥ

Translation

She (Śakti) has a certain Lord—who is neither marked by any limiting sign (liṅga) nor ruled by any other. He is the Cause of all causes, the sovereign Lord over all lords.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (one)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूपम् (neuter stem form used pronominally)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पतिः: lord/master
• पतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कश्चित्: someone/any (one)
• कश्चित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Indefinite pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/limitation)

• लिङ्गम्: mark/sign; gender/characteristic
• लिङ्गम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ईशिता: ruler/overlord
• ईशिता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘ईशिता’ = ईशितृ-शब्दस्य प्रथमा एकवचन (agent noun: ruler)

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कारणानाम्: of (all) causes
• कारणानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सः: he/that one
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अधिप-अधिपः: lord of lords
• अधिप-अधिपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समासः (अधिपः एव अधिपः = ‘overlord of overlords’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: तस्यास्ति पतिः कश्चिन्नैव लिंगं न चेशिता । कारणं कारणानां च स तेषामधिपाधिपः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the Shaiva Siddhanta principle of Pati: Shiva is the supreme Lord beyond all limiting attributes, the ultimate source behind every causal chain, and the highest authority over all governing powers.

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

While Shiva is said to be beyond any limiting 'liṅga' as a boundary-mark, devotees approach the same transcendent Lord through the sacred Śiva-liṅga as a gracious, worshipful manifestation (saguna support) leading the mind toward the attributeless Reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as 'kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānām' while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering worship to the Śiva-liṅga as the doorway to realizing the Lord beyond all limitation.