Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

ग्रहणं सर्वभूतानां संसारवशवर्तिनाम् । प्रसादश्चापि सर्वेषां मृत्युकालजयस्तथा

Transliteration

grahaṇaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ saṃsāravaśavartinām | prasādaścāpi sarveṣāṃ mṛtyukālajayastathā

Translation

സംസാരത്തിന്റെ അധീനതയിൽ ഉള്ള സകല ജീവികളെയും അവൻ തന്റെ അധിപത്യത്തിലാക്കുന്നു. അവൻ എല്ലാവർക്കും പ്രസാദം (കൃപ) നൽകുന്നു; നിശ്ചിതമായ മരണകാലത്തെയും ജയിക്കുന്നവനാണ്.

Word by Word

• ग्रहणम्: seizing, taking hold
• ग्रहणम्: कर्ता/भाव (Enumerated capability/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु) → ग्रहण (कृदन्त/भाववाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक

• सर्व-भूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्व-भूतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सर्वाणि भूतानि

• संसार-वश-वर्तिनाम्: of those under the sway of worldly existence
• संसार-वश-वर्तिनाम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of भूतानाम्/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—संसारस्य वशे वर्तिनः (those abiding under the control of saṃsāra)

• प्रसादः: grace, favor
• प्रसादः: कर्ता/भाव (Enumerated capability/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे (genitive)

• मृत्यु-काल-जयः: conquest over the time of death
• मृत्यु-काल-जयः: कर्ता/भाव (Enumerated capability/भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—मृत्युकालस्य जयः (victory over the time of death)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Pati—the Lord who both governs beings bound by saṁsāra (pāśa) and, through grace (prasāda), grants transcendence of death’s limiting power, pointing toward liberation rather than mere worldly protection.

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

Linga-worship approaches Shiva in a tangible, saguna focus while affirming his supreme, death-transcending sovereignty; devotion to the Linga is understood to invite Shiva’s prasāda, which loosens bondage to saṁsāra and fear of mortality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Mṛtyuñjaya (the conqueror of death), combining steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner surrender for prasāda; if practiced ritually, it aligns well with Mahāśivarātri vrata and Linga-abhiṣeka.