Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49

दक्षस्य रुद्रनिन्दा-निमित्तकथनम् / The Cause of Dakṣa’s Censure of Rudra

Devanagari script

त्वया न पूजितो यस्माद्देवदेवस्त्रियंबकः । तस्मात्तव कुलं दुष्टं नष्टमित्यवधारय

Transliteration

tvayā na pūjito yasmāddevadevastriyaṃbakaḥ | tasmāttava kulaṃ duṣṭaṃ naṣṭamityavadhāraya

Translation

നീ ദേവദേവനായ ത്ര്യംബകനെ പൂജിച്ചില്ല; അതുകൊണ്ട് ഉറപ്പായി അറിക—നിന്റെ വംശം ദുഷിതമായി നാശം പ്രാപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥/Agent (कर्ता—करणद्वारा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instrumental sg)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Kriya (क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘पूजितः’ = was worshipped

• यस्मात्: because/since
• यस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रायः; मूलतः पञ्चमी-एकवचन (ablative sg) ‘because/since’

• देवदेवः: God of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्र्यम्बकः: Tryambaka (three-eyed one)
• त्र्यम्बकः: Karta-apposition (कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य त्रयः अम्बकाः/नेत्राणि सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवदेवस्य विशेषणम्

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Conclusion (हेतु/निगमन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थे ‘therefore’; मूलतः पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive sg)

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र विधेय-रूपे प्रथमा

• दुष्टम्: wicked/tainted
• दुष्टम्: Karta-predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् कुलम् इत्यस्य

• नष्टम्: destroyed/ruined
• नष्टम्: Karta-predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘destroyed/ruined’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha-marker (वाक्यार्थ-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अवधारय: know/ascertain
• अवधारय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita discourse to the sages, conveying the puranic warning about neglecting Shiva worship)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tryambaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Tryambakeśvara

Sthala Purana: The epithet Tryambaka evokes the Jyotirliṅga at Tryambakeśvara: Śiva is worshiped as the three-eyed Lord; the sthala tradition links the site with the sanctity of the Godāvarī’s origin and Śiva’s protective presence over dharma.

Significance: Worship of Tryambakeśvara is sought for removal of doṣas, protection of kula (lineage), and restoration of dharmic order; emphasizes that neglect of Śiva-pūjā leads to spiritual and social decay.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that neglect of devotion to Pati (Shiva) strengthens pasha (bondage) and leads to moral and spiritual decline; honoring Tryambaka is presented as a root safeguard for dharma and inner purity.

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

Tryambaka is Saguna Shiva approachable through worship—especially Linga-puja—where reverence and regular offerings cultivate bhakti and align the devotee’s life with Shiva’s grace rather than karmic downfall.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-puja with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with simple Linga-abhiṣeka and, where appropriate, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady remembrance.