Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62

सर्‍वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause

Devanagari script

यत्र वेदविदो नित्यं वेदवादबहिष्कृतान् । वादजल्पबलैर्घ्नंति वचोभिरतिवादिनः

Transliteration

yatra vedavido nityaṃ vedavādabahiṣkṛtān | vādajalpabalairghnaṃti vacobhirativādinaḥ

Translation

വേദവിദന്മാർ നിത്യം വേദമാർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ നിന്നു ബഹിഷ്കൃതരായവരെ വാദജല്പബലത്താലും കലഹവചനങ്ങളാലും അടിച്ചമർത്തുന്നിടത്ത്, അതിവാദികൾ വാക്കിനാൽ തന്നേ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• veda-vidaḥ: Veda-knowers
• veda-vidaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (धातु) → vid (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: विद्/विद्वस्-भाव)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st: प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'knowers of the Veda'

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (नित्यं—क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत)

• veda-vāda-bahiṣkṛtān: those excluded from Vedic debate
• veda-vāda-bahiṣkṛtān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक) + bahiṣkṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; bahis-√kṛ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd: द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'those excluded from Vedic discourse'

• vāda-jalpa-balaiḥ: by debate, prattle, and force
• vāda-jalpa-balaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāda (प्रातिपदिक) + jalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd: तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva enumeration: 'by (their) debate, prattle, and force'

• ghnanti: they strike down; they refute
• ghnanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vācobhiḥ: with words; by speech
• vācobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd: तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ati-vādinaḥ: over-arguers; excessive disputants
• ati-vādinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st: प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'excessive disputants'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse describes polemical safeguarding of Vedic orthodoxy in the satra-setting; it is not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga site.

Characters & Entities

• Veda

FAQs

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

It warns that mere verbal victory and constant disputation do not confer liberation; Shaiva teaching emphasizes inner purification and turning toward Pati (Shiva) rather than being bound by prideful argument.

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

Linga-worship centers on reverence, discipline, and devotion; the verse contrasts that spirit with divisive polemics, implying that true approach to Saguna Shiva is through bhakti and right conduct, not combative speech.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt restraint of speech and steadiness of mind, and replace quarrelsome talk with japa—especially Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—supported by simple Shaiva observances like bhasma and focused meditation.