Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace

Devanagari script

अयुक्तकारिणो लोके गर्हणीयाविवेकिता । यदुद्वेजयते लोकन्तदयुक्तं प्रचक्षते

Transliteration

ayuktakāriṇo loke garhaṇīyāvivekitā | yadudvejayate lokantadayuktaṃ pracakṣate

Translation

Dans le monde, ceux qui agissent sans justesse sont blâmés comme dépourvus de discernement. Ce qui trouble et agite les hommes, cela est déclaré impropre.

Word by Word

• अयुक्त-कारिणः: those who act improperly
• अयुक्त-कारिणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (अयुक्ताः कारिणः)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गर्हणीयाः: blameworthy
• गर्हणीयाः: Pratipādya/Predicate (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्हणीय (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कृदन्त (णीयत्/gerundive) from √गर्ह् (to censure): 'to be censured'

• अविवेकिताः: undiscerning
• अविवेकिताः: Pratipādya/Predicate (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविवेकित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/नकार-प्रत्यय: 'without discernment'

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक relative pronoun

• उद्वेजयते: disturbs, agitates
• उद्वेजयते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+विज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense 'to agitate/disturb' (here as denominative/causative usage)

• लोकम्: the people/the world
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative correlating with यत्

• अयुक्तम्: improper, unreasonable
• अयुक्तम्: Pratipādya/Predicate (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; predicate adjective to तत्

• प्रचक्षते: they declare, call
• प्रचक्षते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches viveka (discernment): a seeker’s conduct must be yुक्त (proper, fitting to dharma). Actions that create agitation and harm bind the paśu (individual soul) more tightly in pāśa (bondage), obstructing Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship is not only ritual but also inner discipline. Approaching Saguna Shiva through the Linga requires purity, restraint, and non-harm; disruptive, improper behavior contradicts the very reverence the worshipper claims to offer.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice self-restraint alongside japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), keeping speech and actions calm and non-agitating; let worship be sāttvika—supported by ethical conduct rather than mere external display.