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Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

आवरणपूजाविधानम् / The Procedure of Āvaraṇa (Enclosure) Worship

Devanagari script

वक्ष्याम्यतिरहस्यं ते शृणु कृष्ण वचो मम । वेदैश्शास्त्रैर्वेदविद्भिर्विचार्य सुविनिश्चितम्

Transliteration

vakṣyāmyatirahasyaṃ te śṛṇu kṛṣṇa vaco mama | vedaiśśāstrairvedavidbhirvicārya suviniścitam

Translation

Akan kukatakan kepadamu rahasia yang amat luhur—dengarkanlah, wahai Kṛṣṇa, ucapanku. Ini telah ditelaah melalui Weda dan śāstra oleh para ahli Weda, lalu dipastikan dengan teguh.

Word by Word
वक्ष्यामिI will tell
वक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
अति-रहस्यम्a great secret
अति-रहस्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअति (अव्यय) + रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (‘अत्यन्तं रहस्यं’)
तेto you/for you
ते:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन (enclitic form)
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
कृष्णO Kṛṣṇa
कृष्ण:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
वचःwords/speech
वचः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (वचः = acc. sg. of वचस्)
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
वेदैःby the Vedas
वेदैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन
शास्त्रैःby the treatises
शास्त्रैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन
वेद-विद्भिःby the knowers of the Vedas
वेद-विद्भिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक: ‘knower’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदानां विद्)
विचार्यhaving examined
विचार्य:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चर् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive): ‘having considered/examined’
सु-विनिश्चितम्well-determined/firmly ascertained
सु-विनिश्चितम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + वि-निश्-चि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘विनिश्चित’; सु-उपपदेन विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (context: predicate/qualifier of ‘अतिरहस्यम्/वचः’)
Speaker

Lord Shiva (instructor in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; it functions as a preface to an esoteric upadeśa declared 'Veda-śāstra-suviniścita'.

Significance: Positions Śiva as the supreme teacher whose instruction is validated by Veda and śāstra—pilgrimage becomes meaningful when aligned with right doctrine (siddhānta).

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
K
Krishna

FAQs

It establishes that Shiva’s forthcoming teaching is a highest esoteric truth, not mere opinion—validated by Veda, śāstra, and disciplined inquiry, aligning with the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on pramāṇa (scriptural authority) guiding liberation.

By grounding the ‘secret’ in Vedic-śāstric certainty, the verse frames Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā) as a sanctioned means taught by Shiva, leading the devotee toward realization of Shiva-tattva beyond limited individuality.

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa and vicāra—listening to authentic Shiva teachings and contemplating them; this naturally supports mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī) and disciplined Shaiva sādhanā as taught in scripture.

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