Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22

विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti

Devanagari script

श्रिया परमया युक्तस्सांबश्च सगणश्शिवः । वरार्थमाविर्भूतस्य हरस्य सुभगाकृतेः

Transliteration

śriyā paramayā yuktassāṃbaśca sagaṇaśśivaḥ | varārthamāvirbhūtasya harasya subhagākṛteḥ

Translation

Śiva—accompagné d’Ambā et entouré de ses gaṇas—était paré d’une splendeur suprême. Il s’était manifesté dans cette forme heureuse et belle de Hara afin d’accorder une grâce.

Word by Word

• श्रिया: with splendor / with prosperity
• श्रिया: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with श्रिया

• युक्तः: endowed / joined
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• साम्बः: Sāmba
• साम्बः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• सगणः: with his gaṇas (attendants)
• सगणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘with attendants/gaṇas’

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• वरार्थम्: for the sake of a boon
• वरार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘वरस्य अर्थः’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); purpose

• आविर्भूतस्य: of (him) who had manifested/appeared
• आविर्भूतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविर् (अव्यय) + भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) of आविर्भू; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• हरस्य: of Hara
• हरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सुभगाकृतेः: of the auspicious form/appearance
• सुभगाकृतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभगा (प्रातिपदिक) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘सुभगा आकृतिः’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Āvirbhāva (theophany) of Śiva with Umā and gaṇas for vara-pradāna.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva’s compassion: though transcendent, He manifests in an auspicious, perceivable (saguṇa) form—along with the Divine Mother and His gaṇas—specifically to bless devotees and remove obstacles through grace.

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

The verse emphasizes saguṇa-darśana—Shiva’s approachable, formful presence for granting boons. In practice, the Liṅga is worshipped as the stable sacred focus through which the same Hara makes Himself accessible and bestows grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Approach Shiva with bhakti and reverence—perform Liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and contemplative remembrance of Shiva as Hara, the remover, who appears to bless.