Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

कृतांजलिपुटाः सर्वे ऽचिंत्याः स्मितमुखास्तथा । प्रीत्या संप्रेक्षमाणाश्च देवं देवीं च सर्वदा

Transliteration

kṛtāṃjalipuṭāḥ sarve 'ciṃtyāḥ smitamukhāstathā | prītyā saṃprekṣamāṇāśca devaṃ devīṃ ca sarvadā

Translation

Tous, les paumes jointes en salut révérencieux, demeuraient dans une merveille silencieuse, le visage doucement souriant. Avec une dévotion aimante, ils contemplaient sans cesse le Seigneur et la Déesse.

Word by Word

• कृताञ्जलिपुटाः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिपुटाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि-पुट (कृदन्त+प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-सन्निकर्ष) ‘कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः येषाम्’ = with hands joined; (अर्थतः बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• अचिन्त्याः: inconceivable
• अचिन्त्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचिन्त्य (कृदन्त; √चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कृदन्त (यत्) ‘unthinkable/inconceivable’

• स्मितमुखाः: smiling-faced
• स्मितमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मित-मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्मितं मुखं येषाम्) ‘smiling-faced’

• तथा: thus / likewise
• तथा: None (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (thus/also)

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/साधनार्थे ‘with affection’

• संप्रेक्षमाणाः: looking upon
• संप्रेक्षमाणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगः ‘looking at’

• च: and
• च: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb) ‘always’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of Śiva-Śakti with añjali and prīti is framed as a grace-bearing encounter that softens bondage (pāśa) through devotion and receptivity.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed through añjali (folded hands) and sustained darśana of Shiva and the Goddess—signs of the soul (paśu) turning toward Pati and receiving inward steadiness, joy, and grace.

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

The verse emphasizes saguna-upāsanā—devotees lovingly beholding the personal Lord and the Goddess. In practice, the same devotion is directed to the Shiva Linga as Shiva’s accessible form for darśana and worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt añjali with a gentle smile and devotional attention, then practice steady darśana during pūjā—optionally accompanying it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to keep the mind lovingly fixed on Shiva.