Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39

पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः

Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge

Devanagari script

तत्कारणदशापन्नमव्यक्तमिति कथ्यते । व्यक्तं कार्यदशापन्नं शरीरादिघटादिवत्

Transliteration

tatkāraṇadaśāpannamavyaktamiti kathyate | vyaktaṃ kāryadaśāpannaṃ śarīrādighaṭādivat

Translation

കാരണമവസ്ഥയെ പ്രാപിച്ചതിനെ ‘അവ്യക്തം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു. കാര്യാവസ്ഥയെ പ്രാപിച്ചതിനെ ‘വ്യക്തം’—ശരീരം, ഘടം മുതലായവപോലെ.

Word by Word

• तत्-कारण-दशा-आपन्नम्: having attained the causal state
• तत्-कारण-दशा-आपन्नम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + daśā (प्रातिपदिक) + āpanna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'having reached the state of being cause')

• अव्यक्तम्: the unmanifest
• अव्यक्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus/as
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थसूचक (quotative particle)

• कथ्यते: is called/said
• कथ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• व्यक्तम्: the manifest
• व्यक्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कार्य-दशा-आपन्नम्: having attained the effect-state
• कार्य-दशा-आपन्नम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + daśā (प्रातिपदिक) + āpanna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'having reached the state of being an effect')

• शरीर-आदि-घट-आदि-वत्: like (a) body, pot, etc.
• शरीर-आदि-घट-आदि-वत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vat (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् उपमानवाचक (comparative/illustrative adverbial): 'like body etc., pot etc.'; -वत् तद्धित (like) used adverbially

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It distinguishes the unmanifest causal state from the manifest effect-state, guiding the seeker to see that worldly forms are effects, while subtler reality lies in the causal/unmanifest—ultimately pointing toward Shiva as the transcendent Lord (Pati) beyond both.

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

The Linga is revered as a sacred symbol that bridges manifest and unmanifest: devotees approach Shiva through a perceivable form (saguna-upasana) while contemplating the formless, causal ground (avyakta) that the Linga signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate during japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) on the arising of forms (vyakta) from the causal depth (avyakta), offering all perceived effects back into Shiva through Linga-dhyana and inner renunciation.