Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

निर्घृणः क्रुद्धचित्तस्तु प्रकुर्यादाभिचारिकम् । अतीवदुरवस्थायां प्रतीकारांतरं न चेत्

Transliteration

nirghṛṇaḥ kruddhacittastu prakuryādābhicārikam | atīvaduravasthāyāṃ pratīkārāṃtaraṃ na cet

Translation

L’homme sans pitié, dont l’esprit s’embrase de colère, peut recourir à l’abhicāra, la sorcellerie hostile, s’il est tombé dans une situation extrêmement douloureuse et ne voit aucun autre remède.

Word by Word

• निर्घृणः: merciless (person)
• निर्घृणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्घृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; adjective—“merciless”

• क्रुद्धचित्तः: angry-minded
• क्रुद्धचित्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त; √क्रुध् धातु) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“क्रुद्धं चित्तं यस्य/क्रुद्धचित्तः” (angry-minded)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• प्रकुर्यात्: should perform
• प्रकुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आभिचारिकम्: hostile/black-magic rite
• आभिचारिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभिचारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object—“abhicāra (hostile) rite”

• अतीव: excessively
• अतीव: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/तीव्रताबोधक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier adverb)

• दुरवस्थायाम्: in a dire condition
• दुरवस्थायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative—“in a bad condition”

• प्रतीकारान्तरम्: another remedy/alternative countermeasure
• प्रतीकारान्तरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतीकार + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“प्रतीकारस्य अन्तरम्” (another remedy); here as object of implied verb ‘(asti)’ with negation: “no other remedy”

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Kālabhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies anger and lack of compassion as marks of bondage (pāśa): when the mind is seized by wrath, one may turn to harmful acts, which deepen karmic fetters and obstruct Shiva-realization.

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

From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, turning toward Saguna Shiva through Linga-worship disciplines the passions; devotion, purity, and restraint are presented as the true ‘countermeasure’ rather than violent occult means.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is to replace wrath-driven actions with Shaiva remedies—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), calm breath and mind (yoga), and purificatory observances such as bhasma and Rudraksha, rather than abhichara.