Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39

सर्‍वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause

Devanagari script

भावसिद्ध्युपपन्नस्य ध्याने निष्ठा न कर्मणि । ज्ञानध्यानाभियुक्तस्य पुंसो योगः प्रवर्तते

Transliteration

bhāvasiddhyupapannasya dhyāne niṣṭhā na karmaṇi | jñānadhyānābhiyuktasya puṃso yogaḥ pravartate

Translation

内なる境地の成就（バーヴァ・シッディ）を得た者にとって、堅固さは儀礼の行為（カルマ）ではなく、禅定（ディヤーナ）にある。智慧と禅定に専心する人には、真のヨーガが起こり、さらに進展してゆく。

Word by Word

• bhāva-siddhi-upapannasya: of one who has attained realization (bhāva-siddhi)
• bhāva-siddhi-upapannasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier of possessor)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + upapanna (उपपन्न, कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; विशेषणम्—‘upapanna’ (arrived at/possessed of) qualifying ‘puṃsaḥ’ (understood)

• dhyāne: in meditation
• dhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• niṣṭhā: steadfastness
• niṣṭhā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle (निषेध)

• karmaṇi: in action/ritual work
• karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• jñāna-dhyāna-abhiyuktasya: of one devoted to knowledge and meditation
• jñāna-dhyāna-abhiyuktasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier of possessor)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + abhiyukta (अभियुक्त, कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; द्वन्द्वः (jñāna + dhyāna) as prior member; ‘abhiyukta’ = engaged in/devoted to

• puṃsaḥ: of a man/person
• puṃsaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• yogaḥ: yoga (spiritual discipline)
• yogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• pravartate: arises/commences/proceeds
• pravartate: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथम), Singular; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when inner purity and right Shaiva disposition (bhāva-siddhi) mature, the seeker naturally prioritizes dhyāna and jñāna over external karma, and Yoga becomes the living path toward Shiva-realization (Pati).

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

Linga worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are affirmed as supports for refining bhāva; once that inner state is perfected, the same devotion turns inward as steady meditation on Shiva’s presence, making worship contemplative rather than merely ritualistic.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to stabilize daily Shiva-upāsanā into dhyāna: japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with focused contemplation, using supports like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids—while not mistaking external karma for the final means.