Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14

रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā

Devanagari script

परमैश्वर्यसंयुक्ताः परमेश्वरभाविताः । तच्छक्त्याधिष्ठिता नित्यं तत्कार्यकरणक्षमाः

Transliteration

paramaiśvaryasaṃyuktāḥ parameśvarabhāvitāḥ | tacchaktyādhiṣṭhitā nityaṃ tatkāryakaraṇakṣamāḥ

Translation

അവർ പരമ ഐശ്വര്യത്തോടെ യുക്തരും പരമേശ്വരഭാവത്തിൽ ഭാവിതരുമായിരുന്നു. അവന്റെ ശക്തിയാൽ നിത്യമായി അധിഷ്ഠിതരായി, അവന്റെ പ്രവർത്തികൾ നിർവഹിക്കാൻ സമർത്ഥരായി നിന്നു.

Word by Word

• parama-aiśvarya-saṃyuktāḥ: endowed with supreme sovereignty
• parama-aiśvarya-saṃyuktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (युज् धातु + क्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); PPP (क्त) 'saṃyukta'; compound: 'endowed with supreme lordship'

• parama-īśvara-bhāvitāḥ: impelled/animated by the Supreme Lord
• parama-īśvara-bhāvitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāvita (bhū/भाव् धातु + क्त)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); PPP (क्त) 'bhāvita'; 'made/impelled by the Supreme Lord'

• tat-śaktyā: by that power
• tat-śaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष sense: 'by/with His power'

• adhiṣṭhitāḥ: presided over; established
• adhiṣṭhitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhi + sthā (स्था धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); with prefix adhi-

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage (अव्ययवत्), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tat-kārya-karaṇa-kṣamāḥ: capable of accomplishing that work
• tat-kārya-karaṇa-kṣamāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); multi-member determinative: 'capable of performing that task'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: śakti-adhiṣṭhāna: delegated deities sustained by Śiva’s power to execute cosmic operations

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that all true capacity and authority arise from Parameśvara and His Śakti; beings become effective instruments only when inwardly aligned with Shiva, the supreme Pati.

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

Linga worship centers on Parameśvara as the source of all power; this verse explains that even cosmic functions proceed because Shiva’s Śakti sustains and empowers the agents who carry out His will.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Śiva-śaraṇāgati (surrender) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating that one’s ability to act rightly is upheld by Shiva’s Śakti.