Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

योगाचार्यरूपेण शर्वावताराः (Śarva’s manifestations as Yoga-Teachers)

Devanagari script

समुन्मथितसंसारविषवृक्षांकुरोद्गमाः । प्रयातुमेव सन्नद्धाः परं शिवपुरं प्रति

Transliteration

samunmathitasaṃsāraviṣavṛkṣāṃkurodgamāḥ | prayātumeva sannaddhāḥ paraṃ śivapuraṃ prati

Translation

Having uprooted the sprouting shoots of the poisonous tree of worldly existence, they stood fully prepared to depart—indeed, to proceed toward the supreme abode of Śiva.

Word by Word

• समुन्मथित-संसार-विष-वृक्ष-अङ्कुर-उद्गमाः: those whose saṃsāra-poison-tree sprouts are uprooted/churned away
• समुन्मथित-संसार-विष-वृक्ष-अङ्कुर-उद्गमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उत्+मथ् (धातु)→समुन्मथित (कृदन्त) + संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + विष (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘समुन्मथितः संसाररूपः विषवृक्षः, तस्य अङ्कुरोद्गमः येषाम्’ (those in whom the sprouting of the poisonous tree of saṃsāra has been churned up/eradicated)

• प्रयातुम्: to depart
• प्रयातुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of intention)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+या (धातु)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive/तुमुन्), ‘to go forth’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सन्नद्धाः: ready
• सन्नद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+नह् (धातु)→सन्नद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘prepared/armed/ready’

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal-object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying शिवपुरम्)

• शिव-पुरम्: Śiva’s city/abode
• शिव-पुरम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘शिवस्य पुरम्’

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable), गत्यर्थे ‘towards’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames liberation as ‘going to Śiva’s abode’ after the eradication of saṃsāric seeds—an image of pāśa-kṣaya culminating in Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents saṃsāra as a “poison-tree” whose recurring sprouts are desires and karmic tendencies; liberation is depicted as decisively uprooting these and moving toward Śiva as Pati—the supreme refuge and goal.

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

Turning away from the “poison-tree” of saṃsāra is supported by steadfast Śiva-upāsanā; in practice, devotees fix the mind on Saguna Śiva through Linga worship, which purifies the pashu (bound soul) and leads it toward the supreme Śiva-abode.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is disciplined detachment and one-pointed Shiva remembrance—commonly expressed as japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside regular Linga pūjā, supported by yogic restraint of desire.