Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30

अर्धनारीश्वरप्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Ardhanārīśvara and the Impulse for Procreative Creation

Devanagari script

जय प्रथमसर्वज्ञ जय सर्वप्रबोधिक । जय प्रचुरदिव्यांग जय प्रार्थितदायिनि

Transliteration

jaya prathamasarvajña jaya sarvaprabodhika | jaya pracuradivyāṃga jaya prārthitadāyini

Translation

Victoire à Toi, l’Omnisciente primordiale; victoire à Toi, l’Éveilleuse de tous. Victoire à Toi, dont la forme est richement parée de membres divins; victoire à Toi, qui accordes ce qui est demandé avec prière sincère.

Word by Word

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• प्रथम-सर्वज्ञ: O foremost omniscient one
• प्रथम-सर्वज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम + सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘प्रथमः (श्रेष्ठः) सर्वज्ञः’ (the foremost omniscient one)

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• सर्व-प्रबोधिक: O awakener of all
• सर्व-प्रबोधिक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रबोधिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषां प्रबोधिका’ (awakener/enlightener of all)

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• प्रचुर-दिव्य-अङ्ग: O one with abundant divine limbs
• प्रचुर-दिव्य-अङ्ग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचुर + दिव्य + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Vocative, Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘प्रचुरं दिव्यं अङ्गं यस्य/यस्याः’ (having abundant divine limbs/body)

• जय: be victorious!
• जय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg)

• प्रार्थित-दायिनि: O giver of what is prayed for
• प्रार्थित-दायिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रार्थित (कृदन्त; √अर्थ् धातु) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘प्रार्थितं ददाति इति’ (giver of what is prayed for)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General hymn-language: the ‘prathama sarvajña’ and ‘sarva-prabodhikā’ point to the Lord/Śakti as primordial source of knowledge-awakening rather than a local manifestation.

Significance: Emphasizes Śiva’s omniscience and the awakening function of grace—pilgrimage is interiorized as bodha (awakening) culminating in fulfilled prayer aligned with dharma and mokṣa.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It praises the Supreme Pati (Lord Shiva) as the primal all-knowing reality who awakens all beings from ignorance, affirming that divine grace both illumines the intellect and fulfills worthy prayers on the path to liberation.

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

By celebrating Shiva’s knowability and grace in a hymn, it supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching the Lord through praise and devotion—while implying the deeper Nirguna truth: the same Shiva is the source of all knowledge and awakening symbolized by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite this “jaya” praise as a stotra before Linga worship, ideally alongside the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bilva leaves and maintaining a prayerful focus on Shiva as the giver of boons and the awakener of inner wisdom.