Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

प्रकृतीनां परश्चैव पुरुषस्य च यः परः । चिंत्यते योगविद्वद्भि ऋषिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः

Transliteration

prakṛtīnāṃ paraścaiva puruṣasya ca yaḥ paraḥ | ciṃtyate yogavidvadbhi ṛṣibhistattvadarśibhiḥ

Translation

ພຣະອົງຜູ້ຢູ່ເຫນືອກວ່າສິ່ງປະກອບທັງປວງຂອງປຣະກຣິຕິ ແລະຍັງເຫນືອກວ່າປຸຣຸສະ ຖືກພິຈາລະນາໃນສະມາທິໂດຍນັກຮູ້ໂຍຄະ ແລະໂດຍຣິສີຜູ້ເຫັນຄວາມຈິງແຫ່ງຕັດຕະວະ।

Word by Word

• प्रकृतीनाम्: of (all) prakṛtis/natures
• प्रकृतीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• परः: beyond/superior
• परः: Predicate adjective (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis particle (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• पुरुषस्य: of the Puruṣa
• पुरुषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Anvaya-link (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• परः: supreme/beyond
• परः: Predicate adjective (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• चिन्त्यते: is contemplated
• चिन्त्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• योगविद्वद्भिः: by learned yogins
• योगविद्वद्भिः: Karta (कर्ता; कर्मणि कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विद्वस्-शब्द (learned); करणत्वे (by)

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karta (कर्ता; कर्मणि कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• तत्त्वदर्शिभिः: by truth-seers
• तत्त्वदर्शिभिः: Karta (कर्ता; कर्मणि कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + दर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; दर्शिन् = ‘seer’; करणत्वे (by)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva (Pati) as the supreme Reality who transcends both matter (Prakṛti and its tattvas) and the limited individual self (Puruṣa), and declares that such Shiva is realized through yogic contemplation and true insight.

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

Though Shiva is described here as beyond all categories, the Shiva Purana teaches that devotees approach this transcendent Lord through Saguna supports like the Linga, which focuses meditation and leads the mind toward the Nirguna, tattva-transcending Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes dhyāna (contemplation) grounded in Yoga; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady meditation on Shiva as the truth beyond Prakṛti and Puruṣa.