Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 84

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

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

Devanagari script

अनिशं क्रियमाणापि रतिस्त्वभिनवायते । अनागतादिकं सर्वं करस्थामलकायते

Transliteration

aniśaṃ kriyamāṇāpi ratistvabhinavāyate | anāgatādikaṃ sarvaṃ karasthāmalakāyate

Translation

Même pratiquée sans relâche, cette dévotion aimante demeure toujours neuve. Et tout—l’avenir et le reste—se révèle clairement, tel un fruit d’āmalaka tenu dans la paume.

Word by Word

• aniśam: constantly
• aniśam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aniśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) = ‘constantly’

• kriyamāṇā: being done/practiced
• kriyamāṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present passive participle (शानच्), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ‘ratiḥ’

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) = ‘even/also’

• ratiḥ: delight/attachment
• ratiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adversative particle (निपात)

• abhinavāyate: becomes ever-new
• abhinavāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhinava (प्रातिपदिक) + āya (नामधातु)
• Form: Denominative (नामधातु) from ‘abhinava’; Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada

• anāgata-ādikam: the future and the like
• anāgata-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anāgata (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘anāgataṃ ca ādikaṃ ca’ in sense ‘beginning with the future’; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies ‘anāgatādikam’

• kara-stha-āmalaka-āyate: appears as clear as an amalaka in the hand
• kara-stha-āmalaka-āyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक) + āmalaka (प्रातिपदिक) + āya (नामधातु)
• Form: Compound base ‘karastha-āmalaka’ (tatpuruṣa: ‘āmalakaḥ kara-sthaḥ’ = ‘amalaka in the hand’), then denominative (नामधातु) with āya; Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; the verse describes bhakti-rati that remains ever-fresh and yields pratyakṣa-like clarity of time (past/future) ‘like āmalaka in the hand’, a stock image for direct knowledge.

Significance: General: continuous Śiva-bhakti does not dull into routine; it renews relish (rasa) and grants clarity/discernment, culminating in right knowledge supportive of liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady practice of devotion to Shiva does not become dull; it continually renews the heart and yields clear spiritual insight, where even subtle truths appear directly knowable.

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

Regular Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā with mantra and offering—matures into a living, ever-fresh rati (devotional love), through which Shiva’s grace grants clarity of understanding and inner certainty.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Unbroken daily practice: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Linga worship; performed consistently, it ripens into renewed devotion and clear discernment.