Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10

शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)

Devanagari script

शक्ती ज्ञानवती दीक्षा शिष्यदेहं प्रविश्य तु । गुरुणा योगमार्गेण क्रियते ज्ञानचक्षुषा

Transliteration

śaktī jñānavatī dīkṣā śiṣyadehaṃ praviśya tu | guruṇā yogamārgeṇa kriyate jñānacakṣuṣā

Translation

शक्ति-सम्पन्न, ज्ञान प्रदान करने वाली दीक्षा शिष्य के देह में प्रवेश करती है। फिर गुरु योगमार्ग से, ज्ञान-चक्षु द्वारा, उसे सम्पन्न करते हैं।

Word by Word

• शक्ती: the power (Śakti)
• शक्ती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; (पाठभेदे ‘शक्तिः’)

• ज्ञानवती: endowed with knowledge
• ज्ञानवती: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of दीक्षा/शक्ति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• दीक्षा: initiation
• दीक्षा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; appositional with शक्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिष्यदेहम्: the disciple’s body
• शिष्यदेहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of प्रविश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिष्यस्य देहः’

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having entered’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• गुरुणा: by the guru
• गुरुणा: Kartr̥-karaṇa (कर्तृ-करण/Agent expressed instrumentally)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• योगमार्गेण: by the path of yoga
• योगमार्गेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument, means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘योगस्य मार्गः’

• क्रियते: is performed/done
• क्रियते: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• ज्ञानचक्षुषा: with the eye of knowledge
• ज्ञानचक्षुषा: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘ज्ञानरूपं चक्षुः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that dīkṣā is not merely a ceremony: it is Śakti-filled grace that awakens jñāna within the disciple, accomplished by the Guru through yogic discipline, leading the bound soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati).

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

Linga-worship becomes fruitful when guided by the Guru’s jñāna-cakṣu: outer devotion to Saguna Shiva is internalized through dīkṣā, turning ritual into transformative realization of Shiva’s presence within.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to Guru-given dīkṣā followed by yoga-mārga practice—steady japa of Shiva-mantra (such as the Panchakshara), disciplined meditation, and inner purification under guidance rather than self-directed ritual alone.