Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63

पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati

Devanagari script

स एकस्सर्वभूतेषु गूढो व्याप्तश्च विश्वतः । सर्वभूतांतरात्मा च धर्माध्यक्षस्स कथ्यते

Transliteration

sa ekassarvabhūteṣu gūḍho vyāptaśca viśvataḥ | sarvabhūtāṃtarātmā ca dharmādhyakṣassa kathyate

Translation

Il est l’Unique, caché en tous les êtres et répandu dans l’univers de toutes parts. En tant qu’Âme intérieure de toutes les créatures, on le nomme le Surveillant du Dharma.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• सर्वभूतेषु: in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: सर्वाणि भूतानि (all beings)

• गूढः: hidden
• गूढः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह् (धातु) → गूढ (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्याप्तः: pervading
• व्याप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप् (धातु) → व्याप्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• विश्वतः: everywhere
• विश्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/परितोवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “everywhere/from all sides”)

• सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा: the inner self of all beings
• सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां भूतानाम् अन्तरात्मा (inner self of all beings)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• धर्माध्यक्षः: overseer of dharma
• धर्माध्यक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: धर्मस्य अध्यक्षः (overseer of dharma)

• कथ्यते: is said/called
• कथ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva (Pati) is both immanent and transcendent—secretly present as the inner Self of every being and simultaneously all-pervading—therefore He alone truly governs dharma and guides the soul toward liberation.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to recognize the formless, all-pervading Shiva through a sacred form; by honoring the Linga, the devotee learns to see the same Shiva as antarātman in all beings and as the cosmic upholder of dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Antarātma-dhyāna (inner contemplation): mentally repeat the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while reflecting that Shiva dwells within all beings; let this awareness refine conduct into dharma.