Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18

अर्धनारीश्वरप्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Ardhanārīśvara and the Impulse for Procreative Creation

Devanagari script

जयामोघमहामाय जयामोघ मनोरथ । जयामोघमहालील जयामोघमहाबल

Transliteration

jayāmoghamahāmāya jayāmogha manoratha | jayāmoghamahālīla jayāmoghamahābala

Translation

Victoire à la Grande Māyā dont la puissance ne défaille jamais ; victoire au Seigneur infaillible de tous les desseins. Victoire à l’Infaillible dont la līlā divine est immense ; victoire à l’Infaillible dont la force est suprême.

Word by Word

• जय: victory (to you) / hail
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-अव्यय (interjection/benedictive particle used in salutations)

• अमोघ-महा-माया: O unfailing great Māyā
• अमोघ-महा-माया: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गार्थ) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समासः: ‘अमोघा च सा महा माया’

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• अमोघ: O unfailing one
• अमोघ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (as a name/epithet)

• मनोरथ: O (fulfiller of) desires / wish
• मनोरथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• अमोघ-महा-लीला: O unfailing great play (divine sport)
• अमोघ-महा-लीला: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गार्थ) + लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: ‘अमोघा महती लीला’

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• अमोघ-महा-बल: O unfailing great strength
• अमोघ-महा-बल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमोघ (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गार्थ) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: ‘अमोघं महत् बलम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जयामोघमहामाय जयामोघ मनोरथ । जयामोघमहालील जयामोघमहाबल

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as “amogha” (never fruitless): His grace, power of manifestation (māyā), divine play (līlā), and strength (bala) inevitably lead the devotee toward protection, purification, and liberation when approached with sincere bhakti.

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

By celebrating Shiva’s māyā, līlā, and bala, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the formless Pati through a worshipful form such as the Śiva-liṅga, where the devotee experiences the Lord’s active, unfailing presence and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeated japa of such “jaya-amogha” praise as a stotra-style chant can be paired with Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) to steady devotion and concentrate the mind on Shiva’s unfailing grace.