Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake

Devanagari script

छत्त्रस्य मणिदंडस्य चंद्रस्येव शुचेरधः । दिव्यसिंहासनारूढं देव्या सुयशया सह

Transliteration

chattrasya maṇidaṃḍasya caṃdrasyeva śuceradhaḥ | divyasiṃhāsanārūḍhaṃ devyā suyaśayā saha

Translation

നിർമലമായ ഛത്രത്തിന്റെ കീഴിൽ, ചന്ദ്രനെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തമായ മണിദണ്ഡത്തോടുകൂടി, അദ്ദേഹം സുയശാ ദേവിയോടൊപ്പം ദിവ്യസിംഹാസനത്തിൽ ആരൂഢനായി ദർശനമരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• छत्त्रस्य: of the parasol
• छत्त्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मणि-दण्डस्य: of the jeweled staff
• मणि-दण्डस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चन्द्रस्य: of the moon
• चन्द्रस्य: Upamāna-sambandha (उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इव: like/as
• इव: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-निपात (comparative particle)

• शुचेः: of the pure/bright (moon)
• शुचेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of the pure/bright one)

• अधः: below
• अधः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• दिव्य-सिंहासन-आरूढम्: seated on a divine throne
• दिव्य-सिंहासन-आरूढम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (आ-रुह् धातु, क्त/PPP → प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (seated upon a divine throne)

• देव्या: with the goddess
• देव्या: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सह-योगे करण (with)

• सुयशया: with Suyaśā (the renowned one)
• सुयशया: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-यशस् (प्रातिपदिक); सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (name/epithet) ‘Suyaśā’

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (indeclinable indicating accompaniment)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umapati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents a devotional darśana of Pati (Śiva) with Śakti (the Devī), enthroned in divine splendor—teaching that the Supreme is approachable in a gracious, saguna form, and that contemplating this united presence purifies the mind and strengthens bhakti leading toward moksha.

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

The imagery supports saguna upāsanā—visualizing and honoring Śiva with the Devī—while remaining consistent with Liṅga worship, where the Liṅga signifies the same Supreme Lord beyond form; both modes aim at single-pointed devotion and inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is dhyāna with japa: mentally envision Śiva seated with the Devī in radiant purity while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” optionally accompanied by Tripuṇḍra bhasma and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and reverence.