Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

योगप्रकारनिर्णयः

Classification and Definition of Yoga

Devanagari script

एवं शिवे विलीनात्मा समाधिस्थ इहोच्यते । यथा दीपो निवातस्थः स्पन्दते न कदाचन

Transliteration

evaṃ śive vilīnātmā samādhistha ihocyate | yathā dīpo nivātasthaḥ spandate na kadācana

Translation

Ainsi, celui dont le soi s’est fondu en Śiva est déclaré ici établi en samādhi. Tel une lampe placée là où il n’y a pas de vent, il ne tremble jamais, en aucun temps.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• śive: in Śiva
• śive: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• vilīna-ātmā: one whose self is merged
• vilīna-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vilīna (कृदन्त; वि√lī (धातु) + क्त) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘विलीनः आत्मा यस्य सः’ (merged-souled)

• samādhi-sthaḥ: situated in samādhi
• samādhi-sthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त; √sthā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative): ‘समाधौ स्थितः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iha: here (in this state)
• iha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ucyate: is said/called
• ucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय (comparative ‘as/like’)

• dīpaḥ: lamp
• dīpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nivāta-sthaḥ: placed in a windless spot
• nivāta-sthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nivāta (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त; √sthā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: ‘निवाते स्थितः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• spandate: trembles/flickers
• spandate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spand (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

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

• kadācana: ever/at any time
• kadācana: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: ‘ever/at any time’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines true samādhi as the state where the limited self (pāśu) is absorbed in Śiva (Pati), becoming unwavering—free from agitation caused by bonds (pāśa) such as desire, fear, and ego.

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

Linga-worship steadies the mind through form (saguṇa upāsanā) and leads it toward inner absorption; when devotion and contemplation mature, the worshipper becomes as steady as the unflickering lamp, abiding in Śiva beyond mental fluctuation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dhyāna with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), maintaining one-pointed stillness; support it with Shaiva disciplines like wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) to reduce restlessness and anchor remembrance of Śiva.