Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16

परस्य दुर्‍निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru

Devanagari script

सर्वलक्षणयुक्तांग्या लब्धचामरहस्तया । भ्राजमानं सरस्वत्या प्रभयेव दिवाकरम्

Transliteration

sarvalakṣaṇayuktāṃgyā labdhacāmarahastayā | bhrājamānaṃ sarasvatyā prabhayeva divākaram

Translation

Pourvue de tous les signes de bon augure et tenant en main un cāmara, l’éventail de queue de yak, Sarasvatī resplendissait avec éclat—telle la radiance même du soleil.

Word by Word

• सर्व-लक्षण-युक्त-अङ्ग्या: by (one) whose body is endowed with all auspicious marks
• सर्व-लक्षण-युक्त-अङ्ग्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् धातु, क्त) + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: सर्वैः लक्षणैः युक्ता अङ्गी यस्याः सा (अङ्ग्या = अङ्गी-शब्दस्य तृतीया एकवचन)

• लब्ध-चामर-हस्तया: by (her) having a yak-tail fan in hand
• लब्ध-चामर-हस्तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त; √लभ् धातु, क्त) + चामर (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: चामरं लब्धं हस्ते यस्याः सा (instrumental of accompanying agent)

• भ्राजमानम्: shining
• भ्राजमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भ्राज् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle): ‘shining’

• सरस्वत्या: by Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• प्रभया: by radiance
• प्रभया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• इव: like/as
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• दिवाकरम्: the sun
• दिवाकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati

FAQs

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

It highlights divine tejas (spiritual radiance) expressed through auspicious marks and luminous presence, indicating sattva and sacred authority—qualities that support right knowledge (vidyā) within Shaiva discourse.

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

By portraying a deity’s visible splendor and auspicious attributes, the verse supports saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach the Supreme (Pati) through manifest forms and sacred symbols that awaken devotion and reverence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on divine light (prabhā/tejas) while reciting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating inner purity and steadiness; the verse also encourages honoring sacred forms with respectful service (upacāra).