Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

स्वदेशं च परित्यज्य प्रसादार्थं समागतः । यदि प्रीतिरभून्मत्तः परां प्रीतिं करोषि मे

Transliteration

svadeśaṃ ca parityajya prasādārthaṃ samāgataḥ | yadi prītirabhūnmattaḥ parāṃ prītiṃ karoṣi me

Translation

«Délaissant même ta propre terre, tu es venu chercher ma grâce. Si tu m’aimes vraiment, alors montre-moi l’amour suprême : une dévotion entière.»

Word by Word

• स्व-देशम्: one's own country
• स्व-देशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'स्वस्य देशः'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• प्रसाद-अर्थम्: for (your) grace/favor
• प्रसाद-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/प्रयोजनार्थक: 'प्रसादाय अर्थः' = 'for the sake of favor'

• समागतः: has come/arrived
• समागतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally): 'having come/arrived'

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle)

• प्रीतिः: affection/pleasure
• प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: arose/was
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मत्तः: from me
• मत्तः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पराम्: supreme/great
• पराम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रीतिम्: affection
• प्रीतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• करोषि: you do/make
• करोषि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me/to me
• मे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that merely approaching Shiva is not enough; true spiritual progress comes when affection matures into parā-prīti—supreme devotion and surrender that invites Shiva’s prasāda (grace) and loosens the bonds (pāśa) of the soul (paśu).

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

The verse reflects Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Shiva as the gracious Lord who responds to devotion. Linga-worship becomes meaningful when external reverence turns into inner parā-bhakti—single-minded love directed to Shiva as Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to intensify devotion through daily Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a surrendered attitude, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady remembrance of Shiva’s grace.