Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 68

शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

यत्परं यत्पवित्रं च यत्पुण्यं यच्च मंगलम् । तत्तदाह महाभागास्तयोस्तेजोविजृंभितम्

Transliteration

yatparaṃ yatpavitraṃ ca yatpuṇyaṃ yacca maṃgalam | tattadāha mahābhāgāstayostejovijṛṃbhitam

Translation

至上なるもの、浄めるもの、功徳なるもの、吉祥なるもの——福徳具足の大賢者たちは、それらすべてを、二尊が共に顕す光明の輝きであると説いた。

Word by Word

• yat: whatever
• yat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1st/2nd), Ekavacana; correlative ‘whatever’ (here as qualifier)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘tat’)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; repetition

• pavitram: pure, holy
• pavitram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pavitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात), conjunction

• yat: whatever
• yat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; repetition

• puṇyam: meritorious, auspicious
• puṇyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम्

• yat: whatever
• yat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; repetition

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात), conjunction

• maṅgalam: auspicious
• maṅgalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम्

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/object of āha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; correlative ‘that’

• tat: that very (each such)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; repetition (tattat = each and every such)

• āha: said/declared
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (अह्/ब्रू धातु ‘to say’)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• mahā-bhāgāḥ: the noble ones
• mahā-bhāgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); कर्मधारयः (mahānto bhāgāḥ = very fortunate/noble)

• tayoḥ: of the two (of them)
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napu (common), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Dvivacana (द्विवचन)

• tejaḥ-vijṛmbhitam: expanded/unfolded by their radiance
• tejaḥ-vijṛmbhitam: Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-√jṛmbh (वि+जृम्भ् धातु)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः with kta-noun: ‘tejasā vijṛmbhitam’ (expanded by splendor)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The verse frames auspiciousness (maṅgala), purity, and merit as arising from the joint tejas of Śiva-Śakti; pilgrimage and worship are thereby construed as participation in that grace-bestowing radiance.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It identifies the highest good—supreme purity, merit, and auspiciousness—as the manifested divine radiance (tejas) arising from the unified reality of Shiva with Shakti, pointing the seeker toward liberation through recognizing that source.

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

The Linga is revered as the visible sign of Shiva’s limitless light (jyoti/tejas); this verse supports Saguna worship by teaching that auspiciousness and purification are accessed through contemplating and honoring Shiva’s radiant presence together with Shakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva-Shakti as radiant tejas—ideally with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and inner visualization of purifying light—treating the practice as both sanctifying (pavitra) and merit-giving (puṇya).