Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

फलाभिलाषरहितैश्चिन्त्याश्चिन्ताविशारदैः । घोराश्चेच्चिंतिताः कुर्युः पापरोगपरिक्षयम्

Transliteration

phalābhilāṣarahitaiścintyāścintāviśāradaiḥ | ghorāścecciṃtitāḥ kuryuḥ pāparogaparikṣayam

Translation

ഫലലാഭാഭിലാഷമില്ലാത്ത, സ്ഥിരധ്യാനത്തിൽ നിപുണരായ সাধകർ ശിവന്റെ ഘോരരൂപങ്ങളെയോ മന്ത്രങ്ങളെയോ ചിന്തിക്കുമ്പോൾ പാപങ്ങളും പാപജന്യരോഗങ്ങളും പൂർണ്ണമായി ക്ഷയിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• phalābhilāṣa-rahitaiḥ: by those free from desire for results
• phalābhilāṣa-rahitaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala-abhilāṣa-rahita (प्रातिपदिक: फल + अभिलाष + रहित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण of implied agents (e.g., munayaḥ/vidvāṃsaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• cintyāḥ: to be contemplated
• cintyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cintya (प्रातिपदिक; √cint + यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘to be contemplated’ (agreeing with mūrtayaḥ understood from context)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• cintā-viśāradaiḥ: by those skilled in contemplation
• cintā-viśāradaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cintā-viśārada (प्रातिपदिक: चिन्ता + विशारद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण of implied agents

• ghorāḥ: terrible (forms)
• ghorāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of mūrtayaḥ (understood)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• cet: if
• cet: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• cintitāḥ: are contemplated
• cintitāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having been contemplated’ (agreeing with ghorāḥ/mūrtayaḥ)

• kuryuḥ: would effect / would bring about
• kuryuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• pāpa-roga-parikṣayam: the complete destruction of sin and disease
• pāpa-roga-parikṣayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-roga-parikṣaya (प्रातिपदिक: पाप + रोग + परिक्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object) of kuryuḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General tīrtha-phala analogue: contemplation of ugra forms with niṣkāma-bhāva is said to destroy pāpa and pāpa-janita roga (sin-born afflictions).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches niṣkāma (desireless) contemplation of Śiva: when meditation is done without craving rewards and with steadiness, Śiva’s grace weakens the pāśa (bondage) of pāpa, leading to inner purification and relief from afflictions.

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

The verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: contemplating Śiva’s powerful forms, names, or the Liṅga with focused awareness purifies the devotee, making the mind fit to realize the higher truth of Śiva beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady dhyāna and japa with a nishkama attitude—especially Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before the Liṅga—supported by purity disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, so contemplation becomes unwavering and transformative.