Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52

अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace

Devanagari script

हितं तदाज्ञाकरणं यद्धितं तदनुग्रहः । सर्वं हिते नियुञ्जावः सर्वानुग्रहकारकः

Transliteration

hitaṃ tadājñākaraṇaṃ yaddhitaṃ tadanugrahaḥ | sarvaṃ hite niyuñjāvaḥ sarvānugrahakārakaḥ

Translation

御命令に従うことこそ真の利益であり、利益と呼ばれるものは本質において御恩寵（アヌグラハ）である。ゆえに、最高の善のために万事を用いよう—主は一切に恩寵をなす御方である。

Word by Word

• hitam: benefit; welfare
• hitam: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; here predicate nominative: 'benefit'

• tat-ājñā-karaṇam: carrying out that command
• tat-ājñā-karaṇam: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य आज्ञायाः करणम्' (obedience to that command)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• hitam: benefit; welfare
• hitam: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate nominative with yat

• tat-anugrahaḥ: that is grace; favor
• tat-anugrahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य अनुग्रहः' (that grace/favor)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• hite: in/for welfare
• hite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location/goal-sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• niyuñjāvaḥ: we two employ/engage
• niyuñjāvaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), द्विवचन (Dual)

• sarva-anugraha-kārakaḥ: one who causes all grace
• sarva-anugraha-kārakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + anugraha (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वस्य अनुग्रहस्य कारकः' (maker of all grace)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames ‘hita’ (true welfare) as identical with Śiva’s anugraha; encourages aligning one’s life and worship with divine command as the direct means to receive grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies true “hita” (spiritual welfare) with alignment to Shiva’s will, teaching that what genuinely benefits the soul is not mere worldly gain but Shiva’s anugraha (grace) leading the seeker toward liberation.

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

Linga-worship trains the devotee in disciplined obedience—daily pūjā, purity, mantra, and vows—so that actions become offerings aligned with Saguna Shiva’s command, opening the heart to His grace which is the real “benefit.”

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śaraṇāgati through daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and intentional karma-arpana (offering actions to Shiva), treating every duty as service done for the highest good.