Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60

शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

बोद्धव्यवस्तुरूपं तु बिभर्ति भववल्लभा । देवस्स एव भगवान्बोद्धा मुग्धेन्दुशेखरः

Transliteration

boddhavyavasturūpaṃ tu bibharti bhavavallabhā | devassa eva bhagavānboddhā mugdhenduśekharaḥ

Translation

Bhavavallabhā (Pārvatī), l’aimée de Bhava (Śiva), porte véritablement la forme même de cette Réalité connaissable. Et ce Deva-là—Bhagavān Śiva, l’enchanteur au croissant de lune pour diadème—est Lui-même le Connaisseur, l’Éveilleur.

Word by Word

• बोद्धव्य-वस्तु-रूपम्: the nature/form of the knowable reality
• बोद्धव्य-वस्तु-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + तव्यत् (प्रत्यय) + वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular; समासः (निर्धारण/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः): ‘बोद्धव्यस्य वस्तुनः रूपम्’ = the form/nature of the knowable entity

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• बिभर्ति: bears/embodies
• बिभर्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; bears/holds

• भव-वल्लभा: Bhava's beloved (Pārvatī)
• भव-वल्लभा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भवस्य वल्लभा)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun ‘he’

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• बोद्धा: the knower
• बोद्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + तृच्/तृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तृ-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; agent noun; knower/one who knows

• मुग्ध-इन्दु-शेखरः: he who has the charming moon as his crest (Śiva)
• मुग्ध-इन्दु-शेखरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुग्ध + इन्दु + शेखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘मुग्धः इन्दुः शेखरः यस्य सः’ = he whose crest is the charming moon

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the supreme Knower (Pati) and Pārvatī as the embodied knowable Reality (Śakti/tattva), indicating that liberation arises through Śiva’s grace and true knowledge of the highest principle.

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

By naming Śiva as Induśekhara (moon-crested), the verse affirms Saguna worship—devotees approach the personal Lord through form and attributes, and through that devotion are led to knowledge of the ultimate Reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as the inner Knower and on Śakti as the revealed tattva; support this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative worship (dhyāna) of the moon-crested Lord.