Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21

अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas

Devanagari script

यत्रेच्छति जगत्यस्मिंस्तत्रैव जलदर्शनम् । विना कुम्भादिकं पाणौ जलसञ्चयधारणम्

Transliteration

yatrecchati jagatyasmiṃstatraiva jaladarśanam | vinā kumbhādikaṃ pāṇau jalasañcayadhāraṇam

Translation

ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ അവൻ എവിടെ ഇച്ഛിക്കുമോ അവിടെയേ ജലം ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു. കുംഭം മുതലായ പാത്രങ്ങളില്ലാതെ തന്നെ കൈയിൽ ജലം ശേഖരിച്ച് ധരിക്കാനും കഴിയും.

Word by Word

• yatra: wherever
• yatra: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (यत्र)
• Form: Relative Adverb

• icchati: he wishes
• icchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (इष्)
• Form: Lat (Present), Parasamaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• jagati: in the world
• jagati: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Visheshana (Attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र)
• Form: Adverbial Indeclinable

• eva: indeed
• eva: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव)
• Form: Emphasis Particle

• jaladarśanam: appearance of water
• jaladarśanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala-darśana (जल-दर्शन)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vinā: without
• vinā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (विना)
• Form: Prepositional Indeclinable

• kumbhādikam: pots and the like
• kumbhādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbha-ādi (कुम्भ-आदि)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pāṇau: in the hand
• pāṇau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (पाणि)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• jalasañcayadhāraṇam: holding a collection of water
• jalasañcayadhāraṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala-sañcaya-dhāraṇa (जल-सञ्चय-धारण)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It illustrates extraordinary yogic capacity—water appearing wherever willed and being held without a vessel—yet, in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit, such siddhis are secondary; the higher aim is liberation through Shiva’s grace and the cutting of pāśa (bondage).

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

Water is central to Shiva-linga abhiṣeka; the verse highlights mastery over the element of water, reminding devotees that true efficacy in Linga worship comes from devotion and purity, not from display of miraculous power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to disciplined yoga and dhāraṇā (concentration) that can yield elemental mastery; for practice, keep it grounded in Shaiva devotion—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and reverent abhiṣeka with water, without craving siddhis.