Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8

सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च

Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu

Devanagari script

तमाश्रमगतं दृष्ट्वा मुनयो दीर्घसत्रिणः । पितामहवचः स्मृत्वा प्रहर्षमतुलं ययुः

Transliteration

tamāśramagataṃ dṛṣṭvā munayo dīrghasatriṇaḥ | pitāmahavacaḥ smṛtvā praharṣamatulaṃ yayuḥ

Translation

Le voyant parvenu à cet āśrama, les sages—accomplisseurs de longs sacrifices—se rappelèrent les paroles du Pitāmaha (Brahmā) et furent saisis d’une joie sans mesure.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) सर्वनाम

• आश्रम-गतम्: gone to the hermitage
• आश्रम-गतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally; ‘āśrame gataḥ’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), ‘having seen’

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• दीर्घ-सत्रिणः: performers of long sacrificial sessions
• दीर्घ-सत्रिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + satrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying ‘munayaḥ’

• पितामह-वचः: the words of the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामह-वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘pitāmahasya vacaḥ’

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), ‘having remembered’

• प्रहर्षम्: joy, exhilaration
• प्रहर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• अतुलम्: immeasurable
• अतुलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying ‘praharṣam’

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Sages

FAQs

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

It highlights śraddhā and smṛti (faithful remembrance): when the sages recognize a divinely guided arrival and recall Brahmā’s instruction, joy arises—showing that right understanding of Guru/Deva-vākya becomes an inner confirmation on the Shaiva path.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the pattern is Shaiva: recognizing auspicious divine movement and remembering authoritative instruction prepares the mind for Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Lord through scriptural guidance and reverent reception.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is smaraṇa (contemplative remembrance) of the authoritative teaching; paired with Shaiva discipline, this can be supported by japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a sattvic, observant mindset before ritual worship.