Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39

पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga

Devanagari script

सर्वजातस्य सर्वस्य बीजभूता सनातनी । प्रथमं मन्मुखोद्गीर्णा सा ममैवास्ति वाचिका

Transliteration

sarvajātasya sarvasya bījabhūtā sanātanī | prathamaṃ manmukhodgīrṇā sā mamaivāsti vācikā

Translation

അവൾ ജനിച്ചതെല്ലാം ഉൾപ്പെടെ സർവ്വത്തിന്റെയും സനാതന ബീജ-കാരണമാകുന്ന ശക്തിയാണ്. എന്റെ തന്നെ മുഖത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ആദ്യം ഉച്ചരിച്ച ആ ദിവ്യവാക്യം എന്റെ വാചകശക്തിയാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सर्वजातस्य: of all created beings
• सर्वजातस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वजात (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + जात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (sarva-jāta = all-born/entire creation)

• सर्वस्य: of everything
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• बीजभूता: being the seed (source)
• बीजभूता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बीजभूत (प्रातिपदिक; बीज + भूत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (बीजं भूता = become/being the seed)

• सनातनी: eternal
• सनातनी: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• मत्-मुख-उद्गीर्णा: uttered from my mouth
• मत्-मुख-उद्गीर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्गीर्ण (कृदन्त; √गॄ/गिर् ‘to utter’ + उद्, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (मत्-मुखात् उद्गीर्णा = uttered from my mouth); कृदन्तः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• सा: she/that (goddess)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाचिका: speech / the speaking one
• वाचिका: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Sṛṣṭi-bīja: emergence of Vāk (Śabda) as the seed-cause of manifested categories

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vāk (Divine Speech)

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred sound (Vāk/Śabda) is not merely human speech but Shiva’s own eternal power—the seed of manifestation—through which knowledge, mantra, and liberation-oriented insight arise.

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

In Saguna worship, the Linga is approached through mantra and praise; this verse grounds that practice by declaring mantra-speech to be Shiva’s own potency, making japa and stotra authentic means to relate to the Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa with reverence for śabda—especially Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—performed with purity of speech and mind, treating the mantra as Shiva’s own utterance rather than mere words.