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Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

आवरणपूजाविधानम् / The Procedure of Āvaraṇa (Enclosure) Worship

Devanagari script

वक्ष्याम्यतिरहस्यं ते शृणु कृष्ण वचो मम । वेदैश्शास्त्रैर्वेदविद्भिर्विचार्य सुविनिश्चितम्

Transliteration

vakṣyāmyatirahasyaṃ te śṛṇu kṛṣṇa vaco mama | vedaiśśāstrairvedavidbhirvicārya suviniścitam

Translation

Je vais te dire une vérité suprêmement secrète : écoute, ô Kṛṣṇa, mes paroles. Elle a été soigneusement examinée, à la lumière des Veda et des śāstra, par les connaisseurs du Veda, et ainsi fermement établie.

Word by Word
वक्ष्यामिI will tell
वक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
अति-रहस्यम्a great secret
अति-रहस्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअति (अव्यय) + रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘अत्यन्तं रहस्यं’)
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन (enclitic form)
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
कृष्णO Kṛṣṇa
कृष्ण:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
वचःwords/speech
वचः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (वचः = acc. sg. of वचस्)
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
वेदैःby the Vedas
वेदैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन
शास्त्रैःby the treatises
शास्त्रैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन
वेद-विद्भिःby the knowers of the Vedas
वेद-विद्भिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक: ‘knower’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदानां विद्)
विचार्यhaving examined
विचार्य:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चर् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive): ‘having considered/examined’
सु-विनिश्चितम्well-determined/firmly ascertained
सु-विनिश्चितम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + वि-निश्-चि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘विनिश्चित’; सु-उपपदेन विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: predicate/qualifier of ‘अतिरहस्यम्/वचः’)
Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructor in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; it functions as a preface to an esoteric upadeśa declared 'Veda-śāstra-suviniścita'.

Significance: Positions Śiva as the supreme teacher whose instruction is validated by Veda and śāstra—pilgrimage becomes meaningful when aligned with right doctrine (siddhānta).

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
K
Krishna

FAQs

It establishes that Shiva’s forthcoming teaching is a highest esoteric truth, not mere opinion—validated by Veda, śāstra, and disciplined inquiry, aligning with the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on pramāṇa (scriptural authority) guiding liberation.

By grounding the ‘secret’ in Vedic-śāstric certainty, the verse frames Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) as a sanctioned means taught by Shiva, leading the devotee toward realization of Shiva-tattva beyond limited individuality.

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and vicāra—listening to authentic Shiva teachings and contemplating them; this naturally supports mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī) and disciplined Shaiva sādhanā as taught in scripture.

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