Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 75

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

पूजायते ऽतिकृपणो रिक्तो वैश्रवणायते । कामायते विरूपो ऽपि वृद्धो ऽपि तरुणायते

Transliteration

pūjāyate 'tikṛpaṇo rikto vaiśravaṇāyate | kāmāyate virūpo 'pi vṛddho 'pi taruṇāyate

Translation

ശിവപൂജയുടെ കൃപയാൽ അതികൃപണനും പൂജ്യനാകുന്നു; ദരിദ്രനും വൈശ്രവണൻ (കുബേരൻ)പോലെ ആകുന്നു. വിരൂപനും ആഗ്രഹനീയനാകുന്നു; വൃദ്ധനും തരുണനെന്നപോലെ ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• पूजायते: is honored/receives worship
• पूजायते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + य (धातु-प्रत्यय, नामधातु)
• Form: नामधातु (पूजा+य), लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अतिकृपणः: the very miserly (man)
• अतिकृपणः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (अतिकृपण = ‘very miserly’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रिक्तः: the poor/empty-handed
• रिक्तः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रिक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वैश्रवणायते: becomes like Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• वैश्रवणायते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वैश्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + य (नामधातु)
• Form: नामधातु (वैश्रवण+य), लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कामायते: becomes desirable/attractive
• कामायते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + य (नामधातु)
• Form: नामधातु (काम+य), लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विरूपः: ugly/deformed
• विरूपः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even (if)
• अपि: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; concessive (‘even if’)

• वृद्धः: old
• वृद्धः: कर्ता (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even (if)
• अपि: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; concessive (‘even if’)

• तरुणायते: becomes youthful
• तरुणायते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + य (नामधातु)
• Form: नामधातु (तरुण+य), लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Generalized fruit of Śiva-pūjā: social honor, prosperity (Kubera-like), attractiveness, and renewed vigor are presented as transformations arising from devotion and merit.

Significance: General: motivates householders—Śiva-worship is said to uplift status and wellbeing, while implicitly pointing beyond them to higher siddhi.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

FAQs

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

It teaches Śiva’s anugraha (grace): devotion does not merely add external benefits, it transforms the devotee’s inner condition—miserliness, lack, and decline are purified as the soul turns toward Pati (Śiva), loosening the pāśas (bondages).

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

The verse reflects the Purāṇic assurance that Saguna-Śiva worship—especially Liṅga-pūjā done with faith—draws Śiva’s auspicious power (śivatva) into life, producing visible uplift while also preparing the mind for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-pūjā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) is implied; performed with charity and non-miserliness, it counters ‘kṛpaṇatā’ and aligns the devotee with Śiva’s grace.