Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11

प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा

The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga

Devanagari script

तदित्थमर्थैर्दशभिर्व्याप्तं विश्वमृचा जगत् । अथोपस्थापयामास स्वार्थं दशविधं यजुः

Transliteration

taditthamarthairdaśabhirvyāptaṃ viśvamṛcā jagat | athopasthāpayāmāsa svārthaṃ daśavidhaṃ yajuḥ

Translation

Ainsi, par dix sens, la révélation Ṛk (rigvédique) pénétra l’univers entier et le monde en mouvement. Puis le Yajus (yajurvédique), dix fois selon son intention propre, exposa son dessein distinct—établissant la voie de l’acte sacré et du culte.

Word by Word

• tat: that (this)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• ittham: thus
• ittham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• arthaiḥ: by meanings/purposes
• arthaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• daśabhiḥ: by ten
• daśabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective qualifying arthaiḥ

• vyāptam: pervaded
• vyāptam: Karmaṇi-bhāva (कर्मणि भावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vyāp (व्याप् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; agrees with viśvam/jagat

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• ṛcā: by the Ṛk (Rig-veda)
• ṛcā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛc (ऋच् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय)

• upasthāpayāmāsa: set forth/presented
• upasthāpayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√sthā (स्था धातु) causative √sthāp (स्थापय)
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त) perfect/periphrastic perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• sva-artham: its own meaning/purpose
• sva-artham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of itself’); Masculine, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular

• daśa-vidham: tenfold
• daśa-vidham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष); Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies svārtham

• yajuḥ: the Yajus (Yajur-veda)
• yajuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajus (यजुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Rig Veda (Ṛk)
• Yajur Veda (Yajus)

FAQs

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

The verse presents Vedic revelation as a cosmic principle: Ṛk pervades the world through layered meanings, while Yajus establishes purposeful sacred action. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, outer ritual and inner understanding are meant to mature into Shiva-oriented purification leading toward liberation.

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

Yajus signifies the discipline of worship through prescribed acts—offerings, consecration, and orderly devotion—mirroring Linga-pūjā as structured sacred action. Ṛk signifies hymnic praise and contemplative meaning, which deepens Saguna worship into inner absorption where Shiva is recognized as the indwelling Lord (Pati).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to harmonizing mantra and worship: recitation (stotra/ṛk-like praise) together with yajña-like disciplined offerings. A practical Shaiva takeaway is daily Shiva-pūjā with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inward contemplation of its meaning, so action becomes yoga rather than mere ceremony.