Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

तच्छक्तिवैभवादेव तथापि स न दुष्यति । एतस्मिन्नंतरे व्योम्नः श्रुताः वागरीरिणी

Transliteration

tacchaktivaibhavādeva tathāpi sa na duṣyati | etasminnaṃtare vyomnaḥ śrutāḥ vāgarīriṇī

Translation

Par la seule majesté de cette Puissance divine, il n’est pourtant pas souillé. Cependant, du ciel on entendit une voix sans corps.

Word by Word

• tat: from that
• tat: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) — ‘from that’

• śakti-vaibhavāt: from the might of (that) power
• śakti-vaibhavāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + vaibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular — शक्तेः वैभवम् (genitive-tatpuruṣa), ‘from the power’s might’

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) — emphasis

• tathāpi: nevertheless
• tathāpi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: Concessive indeclinable (अव्यय) — ‘even so/however’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — pronoun

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• duṣyati: is tainted / goes wrong
• duṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: duṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular — ‘is corrupted/errs’

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular — ‘in this’

• antare: in the meantime / in the interval
• antare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular — ‘in the interval/meanwhile’

• vyomnaḥ: from the sky
• vyomnaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular — ‘from the sky/space’

• śrutāḥ: were heard
• śrutāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural — ‘were heard’ (agreeing with implied ‘words/voices’)

• vāk: a voice
• vāk: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — ‘speech/voice’

• arīriṇī: harmless/benign
• arīriṇī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arīriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular — adjective qualifying vāk; ‘non-harming/benign’ (rare form)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: ākāśavāṇī (bodiless oracle)

Characters & Entities

• Shakti

FAQs

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

It highlights that by Śakti’s divine glory, a being can remain undefiled—implying that purity and protection arise from the Lord’s power and grace rather than mere personal effort.

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

The “bodiless voice” motif commonly signals Saguna Shiva’s/Śakti’s active guidance in the world—affirming that the Lord (Pati) can reveal instruction and protection to the devotee (paśu) through divine signs.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate śaraṇāgati (surrender) and japa with the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), trusting Śiva-Śakti’s grace to remove inner impurity; listen inwardly in meditation for dharmic guidance.