Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

Śiva’s Boon to Viśvakarman and the Manifestation of Devī

Bhavānī/Parāśakti

Devanagari script

न यस्या परमो भावः सुराणामपि गोचरः । विश्वामरेश्वरी चैव विभक्ता भर्तुरंगतः

Transliteration

na yasyā paramo bhāvaḥ surāṇāmapi gocaraḥ | viśvāmareśvarī caiva vibhaktā bharturaṃgataḥ

Translation

その至高の内奥の実相は、神々にさえ及び得ぬ境地である。彼女は宇宙と不死者たちの大いなる女主宰にほかならず、しかも主の御身そのものから分かれて現れたかのように顕現する。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• यस्याः: of whom
• यस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular); सम्बन्ध

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular); विशेषणम्

• भावः: nature/state
• भावः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• गोचरः: within reach/perception
• गोचरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular); विशेषणम्

• विश्वामरेश्वरी: sovereign lady of the universe and the immortals
• विश्वामरेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + अमर + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘विश्वस्य अमराणां च ईश्वरी’ (queen/lady of the universe and immortals)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विभक्ता: separated
• विभक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विभक्त (कृदन्त; √भज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom, Singular); अर्थः—‘separated/apportioned’

• भर्तुः: of (her) lord
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• अङ्गतः: from (his) body
• अङ्गतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अङ्गतः (अव्यय; अङ्ग + तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb); अर्थे—‘from the body/limb’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that the Divine Mother’s highest reality transcends even deva-knowledge, while also teaching that her manifest distinction from Shiva is a purposeful revelation for cosmic governance and liberation.

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

Linga worship honors Shiva as the supreme Pati, and this verse reminds devotees that Shakti is not separate in essence—her power is inherent in Shiva—yet she appears as a distinct, worship-worthy Saguna form for devotion and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva–Shakti non-duality while chanting the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and worship with bhakti (optionally with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and rudrāksha) to align the limited self (paśu) toward the Lord (pati).