Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62

शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)

Devanagari script

नियोगाद्भर्तुरस्त्येव भक्तियुक्ता यदीश्वरे । तथैव भर्तृहीनाया पुत्रादेरभ्यनुज्ञया

Transliteration

niyogādbharturastyeva bhaktiyuktā yadīśvare | tathaiva bhartṛhīnāyā putrāderabhyanujñayā

Translation

ഭർത്താവിന്റെ നിയോഗംകൊണ്ട് ഈശ്വരനിലേക്കുള്ള ഭക്തിയുക്തി നിശ്ചയമായി സ്ഥാപിതമാകുന്നു; ഭർത്താവില്ലാത്ത സ്ത്രീയ്ക്ക് പുത്രാദി മുതിർന്നവരുടെ അനുവാദത്താലും അതുപോലെ തന്നെ.

Word by Word

• niyogāt: from/through the injunction
• niyogāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (sg)

• bhartuḥ: of the husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (sg)

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (sg)

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• bhakti-yuktā: endowed with devotion
• bhakti-yuktā: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier of implied subject (woman)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (sg); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थे/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष (one 'endowed with devotion'); yukta = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — condition marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त/यदि-प्रयोग (conditional particle)

• īśvare: in/with regard to the Lord
• īśvare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (sg)

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्वत्/एवम् (adverb: 'thus/so')

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• bhartṛ-hīnāyāḥ: of a husbandless woman
• bhartṛ-hīnāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive of the woman
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (sg); नञ्/वियुक्ति-अर्थे तत्पुरुष (one 'devoid of husband')

• putra-ādeḥ: of the son and others
• putra-ādeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (sg); तत्पुरुष (ādi = 'etc.': 'of the son and others')

• abhyanujñayā: by permission/consent
• abhyanujñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhyanujñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (sg)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-bhakti can be practiced within dharma: devotion becomes steady when aligned with rightful guidance and consent, showing harmony between spiritual pursuit (Pati-bhakti) and social order.

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

By emphasizing devotion to Īśvara (Saguna Śiva approachable as the Lord), it supports householders engaging in Linga-worship and daily pūjā under proper dharmic authorization rather than in conflict with family responsibilities.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Shiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) performed with appropriate family consent and observance of dharmic conduct; this steadies bhakti and supports liberation-oriented living.