Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56

शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice

Devanagari script

लभते तत्प्रतिष्ठां च वृत्तं चानुत्तमं तथा । योगं च परमं लब्ध्वा मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

labhate tatpratiṣṭhāṃ ca vṛttaṃ cānuttamaṃ tathā | yogaṃ ca paramaṃ labdhvā mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Il obtient cet établissement même dans la Vérité, ainsi qu’une conduite sans égale. Et, ayant acquis le Yoga suprême, il est délivré—là-dessus, nul doute.

Word by Word

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्-प्रतिष्ठाम्: that establishment/foundation
• तत्-प्रतिष्ठाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य प्रतिष्ठा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वृत्तम्: conduct/behavior
• वृत्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed/excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वृत्तम् इति विशेषणम्

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; योगम् इति विशेषणम्

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having obtained’

• मुच्यते: is liberated/released
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Assures liberation (mokṣa) through firm establishment in the Supreme (Śiva-tattva) and attainment of supreme yoga.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the fruit of Shaiva sadhana: firm establishment in the highest truth, refined dharmic conduct, and attainment of supreme yoga culminating in moksha—liberation by Shiva’s grace, free from doubt.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva Siddhanta tone, disciplined conduct and yoga mature through devotion to Saguna Shiva (often approached through Linga-worship), which purifies the pashu (soul) and loosens pasha (bondage) until the soul is established in Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to a life of anuttama-vṛtti (excellent conduct) supported by paramayoga—typically realized through steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), dhyana on Shiva/Linga, and Shaiva observances such as bhasma (Tripundra) and rudraksha as aids to concentration and purity.