Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21

लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा-माहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of Liṅga Installation

Devanagari script

प्रबुद्धोत्थाय शयनाद्ददर्श परमेष्ठिनम् । तमाह चांतस्संक्रुद्धः स्वयमक्रुद्धवद्धरिः

Transliteration

prabuddhotthāya śayanāddadarśa parameṣṭhinam | tamāha cāṃtassaṃkruddhaḥ svayamakruddhavaddhariḥ

Translation

ព្រះហរិ បានភ្ញាក់ឡើង ហើយក្រោកចេញពីគ្រែ ទើបឃើញព្រះបរមេឋ្ឋិន (ព្រះព្រហ្មា)។ ទោះមានកំហឹងនៅក្នុងចិត្ត ក៏ព្រះអម្ចាស់បានទប់ស្កាត់ខ្លួន ហើយមានព្រះវាចាដូចជាមិនខឹង។

Word by Word

• prabuddhaḥ: awakened
• prabuddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√budh (धातु) → prabuddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); Kta-participle (क्त) used adjectivally

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyayībhāva usage; action prior to main verb

• śayanāt: from (his) bed
• śayanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), Pañcamī (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ? no; Liṭ (Perfect, लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• parameṣṭhinam: Parameṣṭhin (the supreme lord/creator)
• parameṣṭhinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect, लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• antaḥ-saṃkruddhaḥ: angry within
• antaḥ-saṃkruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antaḥ (अव्यय) + saṃkruddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); compound: antaḥ (within) + saṃ√krudh (धातु) → saṃkruddha (क्त)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (स्वतन्त्र-क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• akruddha-vat: as if not angry
• akruddha-vat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-kruddha (कृदन्त) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: Avyaya in -vat (वत्) meaning 'like/as if'; from √krudh (धातु) → kruddha (क्त) with negation a-

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode of Hari and Brahma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights inner mastery: even when anger arises, a disciplined mind restrains reactive speech and action—an essential Shaiva virtue supporting purification (śuddhi) and readiness for Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly tied to inner śama (calm) and niyama (restraint). This verse models the devotee’s attitude: control of passions so worship becomes a fit vessel for receiving the Lord’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with breath-awareness to cool anger, and observe a brief mauna (silence) before speaking—turning inner agitation into mindful restraint.