Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

एतच्चांद्रमसैश्वर्यं मानसं गुणतो ऽधिकम् । छेदनं ताडनं चैव बंधनं मोचनं तथा

Transliteration

etaccāṃdramasaiśvaryaṃ mānasaṃ guṇato 'dhikam | chedanaṃ tāḍanaṃ caiva baṃdhanaṃ mocanaṃ tathā

Translation

ഈ ചാന്ദ്രമസ ഐശ്വര്യം—മാനസസ്വഭാവമുള്ളത്—ഗുണത്തിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠമാണ്. ഇതിൽ ഛേദനം, താഡനം, ബന്ധനം, അതുപോലെ മോചനം എന്നീ ശക്തികളും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म/विषय (Topic/Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चन्द्रमस्-ऐश्वर्यम्: the lunar sovereignty/power
• चन्द्रमस्-ऐश्वर्यम्: कर्म/विषय (Topic/Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—चन्द्रमसः ऐश्वर्यम्

• मानसम्: mental, of the mind
• मानसम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गुणतः: in terms of qualities
• गुणतः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial relation/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): “in respect of/according to qualities”

• अधिकम्: greater, superior
• अधिकम्: विधेय (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तुलनार्थक विशेषण

• छेदनम्: cutting
• छेदनम्: कर्ता/भाव (Enumerated capability/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √छिद् (धातु) → छेदन (कृदन्त/भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त्युट्/ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक (action noun)

• ताडनम्: striking, beating
• ताडनम्: कर्ता/भाव (Enumerated capability/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √ताड् (धातु) → ताडन (कृदन्त/भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• बन्धनम्: binding, imprisonment
• बन्धनम्: कर्ता/भाव (Enumerated capability/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √बन्ध् (धातु) → बन्धन (कृदन्त/भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक

• मोचनम्: releasing, freeing
• मोचनम्: कर्ता/भाव (Enumerated capability/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √मुच् (धातु) → मोचन (कृदन्त/भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connector/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle): समुच्चय/अनुक्रमे “also/likewise”

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that subtle, mind-born power is “higher in quality” than merely external force, because the mind is the primary field where bondage (pāśa) is formed and where release is realized under Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

In Shaiva practice, Linga-worship trains attention and steadies the mind; this verse aligns with that aim by describing capacities of restraint and release—inner governance that culminates in turning the mind toward Shiva (Saguna) and ultimately toward His transcendent freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mind-discipline through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and dhyāna on Shiva/Linga—using restraint (bandhana) for harmful impulses and release (mocana) into devotion and clarity.