Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

व्यासेन तत्तु संक्षिप्तं चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रकम् । शैवन्तत्र पुराणं वै चतुर्थं सप्तसंहितम्

Transliteration

vyāsena tattu saṃkṣiptaṃ caturviṃśatsahasrakam | śaivantatra purāṇaṃ vai caturthaṃ saptasaṃhitam

Translation

Ce vaste corpus fut, en vérité, condensé par Vyāsa en vingt-quatre mille vers. Dans cet ensemble, le Purāṇa śaiva est bien le quatrième, composé de sept saṃhitā.

Word by Word

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa
• व्यासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• तत्: that (text)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• संक्षिप्तम्: abridged/condensed
• संक्षिप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+क्षिप् (धातु) → संक्षिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तत्)

• चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रकम्: (of) twenty-four thousand (verses)
• चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विंशत् + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound) = ‘चतुर्विंशत्-सहस्रक’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तत्/पुराणम्)

• शैवम्: Śaiva
• शैवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुराणम्)

• तत्र: therein
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• चतुर्थम्: fourth
• चतुर्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषणम् (ordinal)

• सप्तसंहितम्: consisting of seven saṃhitās
• सप्तसंहितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास = ‘सप्त-संहित’ (having seven saṃhitās/collections); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुराणम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa

FAQs

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

It establishes the Shiva Purana’s authoritative transmission through Vyāsa and frames it as a complete, structured revelation—guiding the seeker toward Pati (Śiva) through an organized śāstric path.

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

By identifying the Shiva Purana as a distinct, systematic text, it points the devotee to a dedicated Shaiva source where Saguna worship—especially of Śiva as Liṅga—along with higher philosophical understanding, is taught in an ordered way.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse is classificatory rather than prescriptive; its practical takeaway is to study and recite the Shiva Purana (svādhyāya/śravaṇa) as a discipline supporting devotion to Śiva and steadiness in mantra and worship taught elsewhere in the text.