Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6

विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti

Devanagari script

सुखासनोपविष्टश्च वायुर्लोकनमस्कृतः । श्रीमद्विभूतिमीशस्य हृदि कृत्वेदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

sukhāsanopaviṣṭaśca vāyurlokanamaskṛtaḥ | śrīmadvibhūtimīśasya hṛdi kṛtvedamabravīt

Translation

Assis à l’aise sur son siège, Vāyu — vénéré par les mondes — ayant établi dans son cœur la majesté glorieuse et de bon augure d’Īśa, prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• सुख-आसन-उपविष्टः: seated on a comfortable seat
• सुख-आसन-उपविष्टः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + उपविष्ट (उप-विश् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सुखे आसने उपविष्टः)

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

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोक-नमस्कृतः: revered by the world
• लोक-नमस्कृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कृत (नमस्-कृ: कृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (लोकैः नमस्कृतः)

• श्रीमत्-विभूतिम्: the glorious majesty/power
• श्रीमत्-विभूतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (श्रीमत् विभूतिः)

• ईशस्य: of the Lord
• ईशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हृदि: in (his) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having placed/done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vayu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes the Shaiva principle that true teaching and right speech arise after inwardly fixing the Lord’s glory (vibhūti) in the heart—devotion (bhakti) and recollection (smṛti) precede instruction.

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

Although the verse is not describing an external rite, it mirrors Linga-worship’s inner core: before offering anything outwardly, the devotee first installs Shiva within the heart (hṛdaya-sthāpana), honoring Saguna Shiva’s gracious presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is recommended implicitly: sit steadily in a comfortable posture, recollect Shiva’s auspicious majesty in the heart, and then begin japa (such as the Panchākṣarī) or scriptural recitation with reverence.