Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8

अर्धनारीश्वरप्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Ardhanārīśvara and the Impulse for Procreative Creation

Devanagari script

तीव्रेण तपसा तस्य युक्तस्य परमेष्ठिनः । अचिरेणैव कालेन पिता संप्रतुतोष ह

Transliteration

tīvreṇa tapasā tasya yuktasya parameṣṭhinaḥ | acireṇaiva kālena pitā saṃpratutoṣa ha

Translation

Par cette austérité ardente du Très-Élevé, demeuré ferme et recueilli dans la discipline, son Père fut bientôt satisfait, en peu de temps.

Word by Word

• तीव्रेण: by intense
• तीव्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपसा इति)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• युक्तस्य: of the engaged/absorbed one
• युक्तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अचिरेण: soon
• अचिरेण: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत-तृतीया (adverbial instrumental: in no long time/soon)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कालेन: with time; in time
• कालेन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• पिता: the father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• संप्रतुतोष: became fully pleased
• संप्रतुतोष: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्+प्र (saṃpra-)

• ह: indeed (expletive)
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/स्मरणार्थक-निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Pita (Father)

FAQs

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

It teaches that unwavering tapas and yogic steadiness ripen the soul for divine grace—when discipline becomes single-pointed, the Lord (as the compassionate Father) is quickly pleased and bestows anugraha.

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

In Shaiva practice, intense tapas is commonly expressed through Saguna worship—Linga-puja, japa, and vrata—by which the devotee’s inner concentration becomes ‘yukta,’ drawing the Lord’s pleased response and blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to disciplined tapas such as daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation with restraint (yama-niyama), and worship with sacred ash (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudraksha as supportive observances.