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Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

स्फटिकमयमहीभृत्पादजाभ्यश्शिलाभ्यः प्रसरदमृतकल्पस्स्वच्छपानीयरम्यम् । अतिरसफलवृक्षप्रायमव्यालसत्त्वं तपस उचितमासीन्नैमिषं तन्मुनीनाम्

Transliteration

sphaṭikamayamahībhṛtpādajābhyaśśilābhyaḥ prasaradamṛtakalpassvacchapānīyaramyam | atirasaphalavṛkṣaprāyamavyālasattvaṃ tapasa ucitamāsīnnaimiṣaṃ tanmunīnām

Translation

山の麓に生じた水晶のごとき岩から、甘露のように清らかな水がほとばしり—澄み、甘く、飲めば心地よかった。林は芳醇な果実をたわわに実らせる木々に満ち、蛇や害ある生きものはなかった。かくしてナイミシャは、ムニたちのタパスに最もふさわしい地であった。

Word by Word
स्फटिक-मयmade of crystal
स्फटिक-मय:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्फटिक (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg; adjective)
मही-भृत्-पाद-जाभ्यःfrom the rocks born at the feet of the mountain
मही-भृत्-पाद-जाभ्यः:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootमहीभृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन; अपादान (ablative plural; 'from')
शिलाभ्यःfrom stones/rocks
शिलाभ्यः:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootशिला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), बहुवचन; अपादान (ablative plural)
प्रसरत्spreading, flowing
प्रसरत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-√सृ (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (present participle; 'spreading/flowing')
अमृत-कल्पःnectar-like
अमृत-कल्पः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg; 'like nectar')
स्वच्छ-पानीय-रम्यम्lovely with clear drinking-water
स्वच्छ-पानीय-रम्यम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वच्छ (प्रातिपदिक) + पानीय (प्रातिपदिक) + रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg)
अति-रस-फल-वृक्ष-प्रायम्abounding in trees with very juicy fruits
अति-रस-फल-वृक्ष-प्रायम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति (अव्यय) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg; 'abounding in...')
अ-व्याल-सत्त्वम्free of dangerous beasts
अ-व्याल-सत्त्वम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootव्याल (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg; 'without wild beasts')
तपसेfor austerity
तपसे:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative singular; 'for')
उचितम्fit, suitable
उचितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउचित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (was)
नैमिषम्Naimiṣa (forest/place)
नैमिषम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्तृ/कर्म-स्थान (as subject: 'Naimiṣa [forest/place]')
तत्that
तत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; निर्देशक-विशेषण (demonstrative)
मुनीनाम्of the sages
मुनीनाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive plural)
Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A descriptive māhātmya of Naimiṣāraṇya as an ideal tapas-kṣetra—pure waters, abundant fruits, absence of dangers—preparing the stage for Śiva-centered discourse and worship.

Significance: Reputed as a siddha-kṣetra for japa, tapas, and Purāṇic śravaṇa; the verse emphasizes environmental purity conducive to spiritual practice.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities
N
Naimisharanya
S
Sages (Munis)

FAQs

It presents Naimiṣāraṇya as a naturally pure and sattvic kṣetra—externally free from disturbance and internally conducive to tapas—supporting the Shaiva aim of purifying the pashu (bound soul) so it may turn toward Pati (Shiva).

By describing an ideal tapas-forest for sages, it establishes the proper setting for disciplined worship—japa, dhyāna, and pūjā—through which devotees approach Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-upāsanā) and mature toward deeper realization.

The takeaway is to seek a clean, non-distracting environment for steady sādhana—especially mantra-japa (such as the Panchākṣarī, Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation, and austerities performed with purity and restraint.

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