Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

नैमित्तिकविधिक्रमः

Occasional Rites and Their Procedure

Devanagari script

शिवधर्मे ऽधिकुर्वीत यदीच्छेच्छिवमात्मनः

Transliteration

śivadharme 'dhikurvīta yadīcchecchivamātmanaḥ

Translation

Si l’on désire Śiva pour soi—c’est-à-dire l’union avec Śiva et sa grâce libératrice—qu’on s’applique avec plus d’ardeur au Dharma de Śiva (Śiva-dharma).

Word by Word

• शिवधर्मे: in the Śiva-dharma (religious duty of Śiva)
• शिवधर्मे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य धर्मः)

• अधि: over/above; intensifier
• अधि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb)

• कुर्वीत: should practice/should do
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• इच्छेत्: should desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिवम्: Śiva; auspiciousness
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आत्मनः: for oneself/of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that attaining Śiva (His grace and liberation) is not accidental—one must intensify commitment to Śiva-dharma: devotion, purity, and steady Śaiva practice leading the soul (paśu) toward Pati.

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

Śiva-dharma is commonly lived through Saguna worship—especially reverence to the Śiva-liṅga—where disciplined pūjā, mantra, and reverent conduct become the means for receiving Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies intensified Śaiva sādhana such as regular liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.