Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 76

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

यत्किञ्चिदस्ति शब्दस्य वाच्यं चिदचिदात्मकम् । तत्सर्वं शिवयोः पार्श्वे बुद्ध्वा सामान्यतो यजेत्

Transliteration

yatkiñcidasti śabdasya vācyaṃ cidacidātmakam | tatsarvaṃ śivayoḥ pārśve buddhvā sāmānyato yajet

Translation

Tout ce que les mots peuvent désigner—qu’il soit de nature consciente (cit) ou inconsciente (acit)—sachant que tout cela demeure en la présence de Śiva–Śakti, le Couple divin, qu’on adore d’une manière générale et englobante.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

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

• शब्दस्य: of the word (sound/term)
• शब्दस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वाच्यम्: the denotable meaning
• वाच्यम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-सामानाधिकरण/Predicative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'अस्ति' इत्यस्य विधेयम्

• चित्-अचित्-आत्मकम्: having the nature of conscious and non-conscious
• चित्-अचित्-आत्मकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित् (प्रातिपदिक) + अचित् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपदसमासः (चित्+अचित्) तत्पुरुषेण आत्मक; 'वाच्यम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनुवादक सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'तत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शिवयोः: of the two Śivas (Śiva and Śakti / the divine pair)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• पार्श्वे: at the side; in the presence
• पार्श्वे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• बुद्ध्वा: having understood
• बुद्ध्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सामान्यतः: generally; in a common way
• सामान्यतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb)

• यजेत्: should worship/sacrifice
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches sarva-samarpana-bhāva: offering all named/knowable reality (cit and acit) to Śiva-Śakti, leading to purification of malas and readiness for grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cit-acit totality gathered into worship: ontological synthesis (pati over paśu and pāśa)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that everything expressible by language—both the conscious self (cit) and insentient nature (acit)—is to be recognized as resting in Śiva’s domain; this vision turns worship into an all-pervading reverence that supports liberation (moksha) through right understanding and devotion.

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

Seeing all meanings and objects as present ‘beside Śiva’ supports Saguna worship through the Linga as a sacred focus: the devotee offers the entire world of names and forms into Śiva, while remembering that Śiva transcends them as Pati, the Lord beyond both cit and acit.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice ‘sarvārpaṇa-bhāva’—mentally offering all experiences and objects to Śiva during puja or japa (especially with Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating continuous remembrance that every word and meaning belongs to Śiva’s presence.