Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39

पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga

Devanagari script

सर्वजातस्य सर्वस्य बीजभूता सनातनी । प्रथमं मन्मुखोद्गीर्णा सा ममैवास्ति वाचिका

Transliteration

sarvajātasya sarvasya bījabhūtā sanātanī | prathamaṃ manmukhodgīrṇā sā mamaivāsti vācikā

Translation

Elle est la cause-semence éternelle de tout ce qui naît et de tout ce qui est. D’abord proférée de Ma propre bouche, cette Parole divine (Vācā) n’appartient qu’à Moi, comme Mon pouvoir d’expression.

Word by Word

• सर्वजातस्य: of all created beings
• सर्वजातस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वजात (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + जात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (sarva-jāta = all-born/entire creation)

• सर्वस्य: of everything
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• बीजभूता: being the seed (source)
• बीजभूता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बीजभूत (प्रातिपदिक; बीज + भूत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (बीजं भूता = become/being the seed)

• सनातनी: eternal
• सनातनी: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• मत्-मुख-उद्गीर्णा: uttered from my mouth
• मत्-मुख-उद्गीर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्गीर्ण (कृदन्त; √गॄ/गिर् ‘to utter’ + उद्, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (मत्-मुखात् उद्गीर्णा = uttered from my mouth); कृदन्तः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• सा: she/that (goddess)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाचिका: speech / the speaking one
• वाचिका: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Sṛṣṭi-bīja: emergence of Vāk (Śabda) as the seed-cause of manifested categories

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vāk (Divine Speech)

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred sound (Vāk/Śabda) is not merely human speech but Shiva’s own eternal power—the seed of manifestation—through which knowledge, mantra, and liberation-oriented insight arise.

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

In Saguna worship, the Linga is approached through mantra and praise; this verse grounds that practice by declaring mantra-speech to be Shiva’s own potency, making japa and stotra authentic means to relate to the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa with reverence for śabda—especially Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—performed with purity of speech and mind, treating the mantra as Shiva’s own utterance rather than mere words.