Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

सुवर्णमेव नांगारं द्रावयत्यग्निसंगमः । एवं पक्वमलानेव मोचयेन्न शिवपरान्

Transliteration

suvarṇameva nāṃgāraṃ drāvayatyagnisaṃgamaḥ | evaṃ pakvamalāneva mocayenna śivaparān

Translation

Seul l’or—jamais le charbon—fond au contact du feu. De même, le Seigneur ne délivre que les dévots de Śiva dont les impuretés ont déjà mûri pour être ôtées, non ceux qui ne sont pas vraiment tournés vers Śiva.

Word by Word

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• न: not
• न: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अङ्गारम्: charcoal/ember
• अङ्गारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• द्रावयति: melts (causes to melt)
• द्रावयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्रु (धातु) [प्रेरण/णिच्]
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• अग्निसङ्गमः: contact with fire
• अग्निसङ्गमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• पक्वमलान्: ripened impurities (matured defilements)
• पक्वमलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्व + मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘पक्व’ इति विशेषणपूर्वकः कर्मधारयः

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• मोचयेत्: should free/release
• मोचयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु) [प्रेरण/णिच्]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• न: not
• न: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• शिवपरान्: those devoted to Śiva
• शिवपरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; शिवे पराः (शिव-पर) इति तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Suta Goswami

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 Śiva’s grace is like fire: it transforms what is fit for transformation. Liberation occurs when the soul’s impurities (mala) have matured and the devotee is firmly oriented toward Śiva (śiva-para).

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

Linga/Saguna worship is a means of aligning the soul toward Śiva through devotion and discipline; when devotion becomes steady and impurities ripen, Śiva’s grace ‘melts’ the bondage—just as fire melts gold.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Consistent Śiva-bhakti that ripens inner purity—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship of the Śiva-liṅga, and adopting Śaiva disciplines like bhasma/tripuṇḍra and dhyāna—so the soul becomes ‘gold’ fit for Śiva’s transforming grace.