Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30

षडध्ववेदनम् (Ṣaḍadhva-vedanam) — The Sixfold Path: Sound, Meaning, and Tattva-Distribution

Devanagari script

सर्वैश्वर्यपराकाष्टा शिवस्य व्यभिचारिणी । समानधर्मिणी तस्य तैस्तैर्भावैर्विशेषतः

Transliteration

sarvaiśvaryaparākāṣṭā śivasya vyabhicāriṇī | samānadharmiṇī tasya taistairbhāvairviśeṣataḥ

Translation

അവൾ സർവൈശ്വര്യങ്ങളുടെ പരമശിഖരം; ശിവനോടു അവ്യഭിചാരിണി, അഖണ്ഡമായി ചേർന്നവൾ. അവന്റെ സമധർമ്മിണിയായി, വിവിധ വിശേഷഭാവങ്ങളാൽ അവൾ പ്രത്യക്ഷമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सर्वैश्वर्यपराकाष्टा: the supreme pinnacle of all sovereignty
• सर्वैश्वर्यपराकाष्टा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ऐश्वर्य + परा + काष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: 'the supreme limit (काष्ठा) of all lordship'

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• व्यभिचारिणी: non-deviating/steadfast (to him)
• व्यभिचारिणी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; of Śakti)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यभिचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-रहितः—अत्र 'अव्यभिचारिणी' अर्थे (non-deviating/faithful) इति भावः प्रसङ्गतः

• समानधर्मिणी: of the same nature
• समानधर्मिणी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान + धर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ('having the same nature/dharma')

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तैः: by those (various)
• तैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन (पुनरुक्ति—वितर्क/वितानार्थ)

• भावैः: by states/modes
• भावैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument/means; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially/in particular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s supreme sovereignty is expressed through His inseparable Śakti (understood here as Pārvatī), who shares His nature and reveals divine power in distinct modes—guiding the soul (paśu) from bondage (pāśa) toward grace and liberation.

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

In Liṅga and saguna worship, devotees approach Śiva as the Lord who is never without Śakti; the verse supports seeing the Liṅga not as a mere symbol but as the living presence of Pati together with His manifest power, making devotion, ritual, and grace effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on the inseparability of Śiva-Śakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bilva leaves to the Liṅga with the intent that all powers and inner states (bhāvas) be aligned to Śiva through steadfast devotion.