Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 86

शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

नश्यंत्यनिष्टरिपवो वर्धन्ते सुहृदस्तथा । विद्या च वर्धते शैवी मतिस्सत्ये प्रवर्तते

Transliteration

naśyaṃtyaniṣṭaripavo vardhante suhṛdastathā | vidyā ca vardhate śaivī matissatye pravartate

Translation

അനിഷ്ടം ചെയ്യുന്ന ശത്രുക്കൾ നശിക്കുന്നു; സത്യസുഹൃത്തുകൾ വളരുന്നു. ശൈവവിദ്യ വർധിക്കുന്നു; ബുദ്ധി സത്യത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• नश्यन्ति: perish
• नश्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अनिष्ट-रिपवः: harmful enemies
• अनिष्ट-रिपवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (अनिष्टाः रिपवः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वर्धन्ते: increase
• वर्धन्ते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; √वृध् = to grow/increase

• सुहृदः: friends; well-wishers
• सुहृदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), 'likewise'

• विद्या: knowledge
• विद्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• वर्धते: increases
• वर्धते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शैवी: Śaiva (of Śiva)
• शैवी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'pertaining to Śiva'

• मतिः: understanding; mind
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्ये: in truth; in the true (path)
• सत्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds; becomes engaged
• प्रवर्तते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √वृत् = to proceed/engage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śiva-upāsanā as producing both laukika (protection, removal of hostility) and ātmika fruits (growth of Śaivī vidyā and establishment in satya), aligning worldly order with spiritual maturation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the inner and outer fruits of aligning with Shiva (Pati): obstacles and hostile forces diminish, supportive influences increase, and Shaiva wisdom matures into steady truth-oriented discernment—supporting liberation.

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

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship purifies the mind and conduct; as devotion and discipline deepen, Shaiva vidya grows and the seeker’s intellect turns toward satya (truth), which naturally weakens adversarial tendencies and conditions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship of the Linga with a truthful, sattvic life—so that śaivī vidyā increases and the mind becomes established in satya.