Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

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Devanagari script

भवद्भिर्दीर्घसत्रेण चिरमाराधितः प्रभुः । प्रसादाभिमुखो भूत इति भुतार्थसूचितम्

Transliteration

bhavadbhirdīrghasatreṇa ciramārādhitaḥ prabhuḥ | prasādābhimukho bhūta iti bhutārthasūcitam

Translation

«Par vous, au moyen d’une longue session sacrificielle, le Seigneur a été adoré durant longtemps. À présent, Il s’est tourné vers l’octroi de la grâce»—ainsi fut révélé le sens véritable de l’événement.

Word by Word

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (संबोधनार्थे आदर-प्रयोगः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (honorific ‘you’)

• दीर्घ-सत्रेण: by a long sacrificial session
• दीर्घ-सत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘दीर्घं सत्रम्’ (a long sacrificial session)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: for a long time)

• आराधितः: worshipped; propitiated
• आराधितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√राध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘worshipped/propitiated’

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसाद-अभिमुखः: turned toward granting grace
• प्रसाद-अभिमुखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसाद + अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘प्रसादस्य अभिमुखः’ (inclined to grace)

• भूतः: having become
• भूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having become’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उक्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• भूत-अर्थ-सूचितम्: (this was) indicated as the intended meaning/purport
• भूत-अर्थ-सूचितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत + अर्थ + सूचित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (श्रृङ्खला): ‘भूतस्य अर्थः’ + ‘अर्थः सूचितः’ → ‘भूतार्थसूचितम्’ = ‘the meaning/intention (of what has happened) indicated’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Vāyavīya discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse frames the culmination of prolonged worship as Śiva’s turning toward prasāda (grace). In the Kāśī/Viśvanātha milieu of the Vāyavīya narrative, the ‘turning toward grace’ is read as the Lord’s readiness to grant mokṣa to those who approach His liṅga-tejas with steadfast observance.

Significance: Darśana and worship oriented to Śiva’s prasāda are portrayed as accelerating purification and readiness for liberation; Kāśī is traditionally held to bestow taraka-upadeśa and mokṣa.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta principle of anugraha (divine grace): sustained worship ripens the devotee, and then Pati (Śiva) turns toward bestowing liberation-giving favor.

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

It affirms that devoted, continuous ārādhana of Saguna Śiva (often through Liṅga worship and ritual service) culminates in prasāda—Śiva’s responsive, compassionate turning toward the worshipper.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady long-term worship: regular pūjā/abhisheka, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined vrata-like continuity—performed with devotion until grace becomes manifest.