Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

अनेन दुष्टसंघेभ्यो रक्षितं मत्तपोवनम् । अतीव मम भक्तश्च विश्रब्धश्च स्वरक्षणात्

Transliteration

anena duṣṭasaṃghebhyo rakṣitaṃ mattapovanam | atīva mama bhaktaśca viśrabdhaśca svarakṣaṇāt

Translation

「彼によって、わが苦行の林は悪しき群れから守られた。さらに自らを怠りなく護るゆえに、彼はわたしに深く帰依し、恐れなき確信のうちに住している。」

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this/through him
• अनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दुष्ट-संघेभ्यः: from wicked groups
• दुष्ट-संघेभ्यः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: 'दुष्टाः संघाः'

• रक्षितम्: protected
• रक्षितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (PPP) — 'protected' (elliptic passive predication)

• मत्त-पोवनम्: my sacred grove/forest
• मत्त-पोवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी/मम-अर्थे, प्रातिपदिकवत्) + पोवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मम पोवनम्'

• अतीव: very/indeed
• अतीव: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (intensifying adverb)

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

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विश्रब्धः: confident/trusting
• विश्रब्धः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• स्व-रक्षणात्: because of self-protection/guarding himself
• स्व-रक्षणात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान-पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'स्वस्य रक्षणम्'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises protection of sacred tapas (spiritual discipline) from corrupting influences and teaches that steady self-restraint (sva-rakṣaṇa) ripens into deeper Shiva-bhakti and inner fearlessness—marks of grace under the Lord (Pati) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

A tapasvana is sustained by reverence to Saguna Shiva—often centered on Linga worship—where guarding one’s conduct and environment preserves purity for puja, japa, and dhyana, allowing devotion to become stable and confident.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain “self-guarding” through daily Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara), disciplined conduct, and protection of one’s sacred space; this supports tapas and strengthens fearless devotion.