Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25

प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा

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

Devanagari script

अनंताच्छुद्धविद्यायाः परस्ताच्च महेश्वरात् । सर्वविद्येश्वराधीशान्न पराच्च सदाशिवात्

Transliteration

anaṃtācchuddhavidyāyāḥ parastācca maheśvarāt | sarvavidyeśvarādhīśānna parācca sadāśivāt

Translation

Au‑delà d’Ananta, au‑delà de la Vidyā pure, et au‑delà même de Maheśvara—nul n’est plus haut que Sadāśiva, le Seigneur suprême, suzerain de tous les seigneurs de la connaissance.

Word by Word

• anantāt: from Ananta
• anantāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• śuddha-vidyāyāḥ: of Śuddhavidyā (pure knowledge principle)
• śuddha-vidyāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः: ‘शुद्धा विद्या’

• parastāt: beyond
• parastāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parastāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: beyond/further)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• maheśvarāt: from Maheśvara
• maheśvarāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• sarva-vidyā-īśvara-adhīśāt: from the overlord of the lords of all knowledges
• sarva-vidyā-īśvara-adhīśāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘सर्वविद्यानाम् ईश्वराणाम् अधीशः’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• parāt: from the higher / beyond
• parāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sadāśivāt: from Sadāśiva
• sadāśivāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva
• Maheshvara
• Ananta

FAQs

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

It declares Sadāśiva as the unsurpassed Pati (Supreme Lord), higher than all gradations of divine power and knowledge, affirming that liberation ultimately depends on His grace and realization.

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

The Liṅga is revered as the accessible sign of the transcendent Lord; worship begins with saguna devotion and culminates in recognizing Sadāśiva as beyond all categories of knowledge and cosmic functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Sadāśiva as the highest reality while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering bhasma and bilva with the intent of transcending limited knowledge into Śiva-realization.