Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

रौद्रं वैनायकं चौमं मातृकाख्यं ततः परम् । प्रत्येकमष्टसाहस्रं त्रयोदशसहस्रकम्

Transliteration

raudraṃ vaināyakaṃ caumaṃ mātṛkākhyaṃ tataḥ param | pratyekamaṣṭasāhasraṃ trayodaśasahasrakam

Translation

« Le Raudra, le Vaināyaka, le Cauma, puis celui nommé Mātr̥kā » : chacun compte huit mille vers, tandis que l’ensemble atteint treize mille.

Word by Word

• रौद्रम्: (the) Raudra (set/text)
• रौद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम (title-name)

• वैनायकम्: (the) Vaināyaka
• वैनायकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• औमम्: (the) Auma
• औमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम

• मातृका-आख्यम्: named ‘Mātṛkā’
• मातृका-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मातृकायाः आख्यम्) = ‘named Mātṛkā’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter)

• परम्: next; further
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘next/supreme’ (context: next)

• प्रत्येकम्: each (separately)
• प्रत्येकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्येकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वितरणार्थक (distributive adverb)

• अष्ट-साहस्रम्: eight thousand
• अष्ट-साहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्टानां सहस्राणां समाहारः) = ‘eight-thousand’

• त्रयोदश-सहस्रकम्: thirteen thousand
• त्रयोदश-सहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः = ‘thirteen-thousand (group/amount)’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha
• Parvati
• Matrikas

FAQs

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

It frames the Purāṇic teaching as a deliberately organized śāstra: distinct thematic sections (Raudra, Vaināyaka, Umā/Cauma, Mātr̥kā) guide the seeker from devotion to Shiva’s manifestations toward disciplined understanding—supporting the Shaiva aim of moving from piety to liberating knowledge.

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

By naming Raudra and Umā-related divisions, it points to Saguna approaches—worship of Shiva in forms, with Śakti (Umā) and attendant deities like Gaṇeśa and the Mātr̥kās—typical of Purāṇic Linga-centered devotion that matures into steadiness of mind for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is catalogic, but it implicitly encourages disciplined svādhyāya (scriptural recitation/study) of these sections—traditionally supported by Shaiva daily practice such as Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent worship of Shiva with Śakti.