Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31

सत्याः पुनस्तपश्चर्या — Satī’s Return to Austerity (Tapas) and Fearless Liṅga-Worship

Devanagari script

यदा भवद्गिरीन्द्रस्ते पुत्रो मम पिता स्वयम् । तदा पितामहस्त्वं मे जातो लोकपितामह

Transliteration

yadā bhavadgirīndraste putro mama pitā svayam | tadā pitāmahastvaṃ me jāto lokapitāmaha

Translation

汝の子—おお山々の主よ—がまことに我が父となったとき、汝は我が祖父となった。おお、諸世界の祖父よ。

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-सम्बन्धबोधक (when)

• भवत्-गिरीन्द्रः: your Girīndra (Himālaya)
• भवत्-गिरीन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गिरीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: “भवतः गिरीन्द्रः” (your Girīndra)

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मम: my/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक/स्वतन्त्रार्थक (oneself, personally)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदानींतन-कालवाचक (then)

• पितामहः: grandfather
• पितामहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• जातः: became/was born (as)
• जातः: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) प्रयुक्तः विधेय-विशेषणवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लोक-पितामह: O grandsire of the world
• लोक-पितामह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: “लोकस्य पितामहः” (grandfather of the world)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It highlights how worldly relations (father, grandfather) shift within cosmic cycles, implying that the stable refuge is Pati (Śiva) alone; lineage is secondary to liberation-oriented devotion.

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

By pointing to the impermanence of social identity, it supports Saguna worship (Linga-upāsanā) as a practical focus for bhakti—turning the mind from fluctuating roles to the abiding Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate the transience of relationships while repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offer mental worship to the Śiva-liṅga, cultivating vairāgya and steady devotion.