Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

रुद्राविर्भावकारणम् — Causes and Pattern of Rudra’s Manifestation

Pratikalpa

Devanagari script

ये त्विमे मनसा सृष्टा महात्मानो महाबलाः । चरिष्यंति मया सार्धं सर्व एव हि याज्ञिकाः

Transliteration

ye tvime manasā sṛṣṭā mahātmāno mahābalāḥ | cariṣyaṃti mayā sārdhaṃ sarva eva hi yājñikāḥ

Translation

ບຸກຄົນຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຫຍ່ ແລະພະລັງອັນໃຫຍ່ເຫຼົ່ານີ້—ທີ່ຂ້າໄດ້ສ້າງດ້ວຍໃຈ—ຈະເຄື່ອນໄຫວ ແລະປະຕິບັດຮ່ວມກັບຂ້າ; ເພາະທຸກຄົນລ້ວນເໝາະສົມສໍາລັບການປະກອບຍັດຍະ (ຍະຊະ) ແລະຮັກສາພິທີກຳນັ້ນ.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle): contrast/emphasis

• ime: these
• ime: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; demonstrative

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• sṛṣṭāḥ: created
• sṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘created’

• mahā-ātmānaḥ: great-souled ones
• mahā-ātmānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘great-souled’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• mahā-balāḥ: very strong
• mahā-balāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘great-strong’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agrees with ime

• cariṣyanti: will move/act
• cariṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• mayā: with me
• mayā: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (सह/करण), एकवचन

• sārdham: together
• sārdham: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/preposition-like): ‘together with’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात: restriction/emphasis ‘only/indeed’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात: ‘for/indeed’

• yājñikāḥ: sacrificers/ritualists
• yājñikāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yājñika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights that creation can arise from subtle consciousness (mind-born), and that beings meant for yajña symbolize disciplined action (karma) offered back to the Divine—an outward rite that should mature into inner purity and God-oriented living under Shiva’s lordship (Pati).

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

By affirming yajña and sacred duty, the verse supports Saguna worship where ritual offerings, mantra, and devotion are directed to Shiva (often through the Linga) as the supreme receiver of worship, transforming external sacrifice into surrender and grace-oriented devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is to perform yajña-like worship with mental purity: japa of Shiva’s names (especially the Panchakshara), offering actions as oblations, and maintaining a disciplined, sattvic mind—turning “mind-born” impulses into consecrated practice.