Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 67

शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)

Devanagari script

सा भक्ताय प्रदातव्या नापराय विरोधिने । दत्ता चेत्प्रतिकूलाय प्रमादाद्बोधयेत्पतिम्

Transliteration

sā bhaktāya pradātavyā nāparāya virodhine | dattā cetpratikūlāya pramādādbodhayetpatim

Translation

She should be given only to a devoted worshipper, not to another who is hostile. If, through negligence, she has been given to one who is adverse, one should promptly inform the Lord (Pati, Śiva).

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भक्ताय: to a devotee
• भक्ताय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• प्रदातव्या: should be given
• प्रदातव्या: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-dā (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘to be given/should be given’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अपराय: to another (unfit person)
• अपराय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; विशेषण (to another/non-devotee)

• विरोधिने: to an opponent
• विरोधिने: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virodhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; विशेषण (hostile/opposing)

• दत्ता: (if) given
• दत्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘given’

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha-bodhaka (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्त-निपात (conditional: ‘if’)

• प्रतिकूलाय: to an unfavorable person
• प्रतिकूलाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratikūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; विशेषण (unfavorable/hostile)

• प्रमादात्: through negligence
• प्रमादात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative: ‘from/through’)

• बोधयेत्: should inform
• बोधयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु) [णिच् causative: bodhaya]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative: ‘should inform/awaken’

• पतिम्: the husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes safeguarding Śiva-dharma/teachings for the receptive bhakta; misplacement is corrected by turning to Pati (Śiva) for guidance—anugraha through confession and rectification.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches adhikāra (spiritual eligibility): Shaiva practices and inner teachings are to be entrusted to sincere bhaktas, because hostility and misuse strengthen pāśa (bondage) rather than devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship relies on śraddhā and reverence; sharing vows, mantras, or sacred observances with antagonistic persons can invite disrespect toward the Linga. The verse emphasizes protecting the sanctity of Śiva-upāsanā and restoring order by reporting to Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies disciplined mantra-dīkṣā and guarded transmission of practices (e.g., Panchākṣarī japa, Tripuṇḍra/bhasma observance, Rudrākṣa discipline) only to the devoted; if a lapse occurs, one should confess and seek Śiva’s guidance through prayer and corrective observance.