Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati

Devanagari script

विश्वतश्चक्षुरेवायमुतायं विश्वतोमुखः । तथैव विश्वतोबाहुविश्वतः पादसंयुतः

Transliteration

viśvataścakṣurevāyamutāyaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ | tathaiva viśvatobāhuviśvataḥ pādasaṃyutaḥ

Translation

അവന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾ എല്ലായിടത്തും; അവന്റെ മുഖങ്ങളും എല്ലായിടത്തും. അതുപോലെ അവന്റെ ഭുജങ്ങളും എല്ലായിടത്തും; അവൻ എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളിലും പാദങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തൻ. ഇങ്ങനെ സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ പതി (പ്രഭു) ലോകത്തിൽ അന്തർയാമിയായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• विश्वतः: on all sides
• विश्वतः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/व्याप्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: from all sides)

• चक्षुः: eye
• चक्षुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उत: and also
• उत: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विकल्प-अव्यय (particle: and/also)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्वतः: on all sides
• विश्वतः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: व्याप्तिवाचक-अव्यय (from all sides)

• मुखः: face; mouth
• मुखः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: thus)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• विश्वतः: on all sides
• विश्वतः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: व्याप्तिवाचक-अव्यय (from all sides)

• बाहुः: arm
• बाहुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्वतः: on all sides
• विश्वतः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: व्याप्तिवाचक-अव्यय (from all sides)

• पाद: foot
• पाद: सम्बन्ध (Compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग/compound member)

• संयुतः: endowed/connected (with)
• संयुतः: विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Shiva’s omnipresence and omniscience: the Lord as Pati pervades all directions, seeing and sustaining all, guiding the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation by His grace.

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

Though the Liṅga appears localized for worship, it signifies the all-pervading Shiva; the devotee honors the visible Saguna symbol while realizing the same Lord is present everywhere as the inner ruler.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

During japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditate that Shiva is ‘all-eyed and all-faced’—present in every direction—supporting dhyāna, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma remembrance, and steady inward devotion.