Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा-माहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of Liṅga Installation

Devanagari script

मन्नियोगात्त्वमात्मानं त्रिधा कृत्वा जगत्त्रयम् । सृजस्यवसि चांते तत्पुनः प्रतिसृजस्यपि

Transliteration

manniyogāttvamātmānaṃ tridhā kṛtvā jagattrayam | sṛjasyavasi cāṃte tatpunaḥ pratisṛjasyapi

Translation

«Par mon ordonnance, tu divises ton propre être en trois et, ainsi, tu fais naître les trois mondes ; tu les soutiens, et à la fin tu les résorbes de nouveau dans leur source.»

Word by Word

• मत्-नियोगात्: from/through my command
• मत्-नियोगात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + नियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (Ablative); तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘मम नियोगः’), अर्थः ‘by/through my command’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person pronoun), एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• आत्मानम्: yourself/the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative)

• त्रिधा: threefold
• त्रिधा: Prakara (प्रकार/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in three ways)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having done/made’

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative); तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/निर्धारण: ‘जगतां त्रयम्’)

• सृजसि: you create
• सृजसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अवसि: you protect/maintain
• अवसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अव्/√अस् (पालने) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (7th case/Locative); कालाधिकरण (at the end)

• तत्: that (universe)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Prakara (प्रकार/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (adverb: again)

• प्रतिसृजसि: you recreate
• प्रतिसृजसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Pati) addressing Brahma (the creator-function under Shiva’s command)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-cycle (sṛṣṭi–sthiti–pralaya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva (Pati) as the supreme Lord whose ordinance empowers the cosmic functions—creation, preservation, and reabsorption—showing that all cosmic activity ultimately depends on Shiva’s sovereign will.

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

The Linga represents Shiva as the transcendent source and controller of the universe; worship of Saguna Shiva through the Linga trains the devotee to recognize that even Brahma’s creative power operates only under Shiva’s command.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler (antaryāmin) while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Shiva’s niyoga (divine ordinance) that governs all cycles of life and dissolution.