Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas

Devanagari script

दुःखानि दौर्मनस्यं च विषयेषु च लोलता । दशैते युञ्जतां पुंसामन्तरायाः प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

duḥkhāni daurmanasyaṃ ca viṣayeṣu ca lolatā | daśaite yuñjatāṃ puṃsāmantarāyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

Les souffrances, l’abattement du cœur et l’agitation envers les objets des sens—ceux-ci, avec d’autres facteurs semblables, au nombre de dix, sont déclarés obstacles pour ceux qui s’adonnent au yoga.

Word by Word

• दुःखानि: sufferings
• दुःखानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दौर्मनस्यम्: dejection
• दौर्मनस्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्मनस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विषयेषु: in sense-objects
• विषयेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• लोलता: restlessness/instability
• लोलता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोलता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (पुंलिङ्गे एते इति सह)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• युञ्जताम्: (they) practice/engage (in yoga)
• युञ्जताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, तृतीया-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले ‘युञ्जन्ति’ इत्यर्थे (here used with genitive ‘puṃsām’)

• पुंसाम्: of men/practitioners
• पुंसाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अन्तरायाः: obstacles
• अन्तरायाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तराय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are declared
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘प्रकीर्तित’ = proclaimed/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shaiva-Yogic teaching as preserved in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies inner hindrances—pain, mental gloom, and sense-craving—as “antarāyas” that block Yoga; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes turning the mind from pasha (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva) through steadiness, devotion, and disciplined practice.

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

Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship gathers the scattered mind into one-pointed remembrance; by replacing viṣaya-lolatā (sense-restlessness) with Shiva-bhakti, the devotee reduces obstacles and becomes fit for deeper contemplation of Shiva as the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with focused dhyāna, supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to restraint, recollection, and detachment from sense-objects.