Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace

Devanagari script

अयुक्तकारिणो लोके गर्हणीयाविवेकिता । यदुद्वेजयते लोकन्तदयुक्तं प्रचक्षते

Transliteration

ayuktakāriṇo loke garhaṇīyāvivekitā | yadudvejayate lokantadayuktaṃ pracakṣate

Translation

ലോകത്തിൽ അയോഗ്യമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നവർ അവിവേകികൾ എന്നു നിന്ദിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. ജനങ്ങളെ ഉത്കണ്ഠപ്പെടുത്തുകയും കലക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നതെല്ലാം ‘അയുക്തം’ എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अयुक्त-कारिणः: those who act improperly
• अयुक्त-कारिणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (अयुक्ताः कारिणः)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गर्हणीयाः: blameworthy
• गर्हणीयाः: Pratipādya/Predicate (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्हणीय (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कृदन्त (णीयत्/gerundive) from √गर्ह् (to censure): 'to be censured'

• अविवेकिताः: undiscerning
• अविवेकिताः: Pratipādya/Predicate (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविवेकित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/नकार-प्रत्यय: 'without discernment'

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक relative pronoun

• उद्वेजयते: disturbs, agitates
• उद्वेजयते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+विज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense 'to agitate/disturb' (here as denominative/causative usage)

• लोकम्: the people/the world
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative correlating with यत्

• अयुक्तम्: improper, unreasonable
• अयुक्तम्: Pratipādya/Predicate (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; predicate adjective to तत्

• प्रचक्षते: they declare, call
• प्रचक्षते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches viveka (discernment): a seeker’s conduct must be yुक्त (proper, fitting to dharma). Actions that create agitation and harm bind the paśu (individual soul) more tightly in pāśa (bondage), obstructing Shiva-realization.

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

Linga-worship is not only ritual but also inner discipline. Approaching Saguna Shiva through the Linga requires purity, restraint, and non-harm; disruptive, improper behavior contradicts the very reverence the worshipper claims to offer.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice self-restraint alongside japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), keeping speech and actions calm and non-agitating; let worship be sāttvika—supported by ethical conduct rather than mere external display.