Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

कालतत्त्वनिर्णयः / Doctrine of Kāla (Time) and Its Subordination to Śiva

Devanagari script

यदलंघ्यमशेषस्य स्थावरस्य चरस्य च । नियोगरूपमीशस्य बलं विश्वनियामकम्

Transliteration

yadalaṃghyamaśeṣasya sthāvarasya carasya ca | niyogarūpamīśasya balaṃ viśvaniyāmakam

Translation

ईश्वराच्या आज्ञारूप जे विश्वनियामक बळ आहे, ते स्थावर व चर अशा सर्व जीवांसाठीही अतिक्रमण-अशक्य आहे।

Word by Word

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; relative pronoun

• alaṃghyam: unsurpassable
• alaṃghyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-laṃghya (लङ्घ्-धातु से; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; gerundive (तव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ), 'not to be crossed/unsurpassable'

• aśeṣasya: of all, of the entire
• aśeṣasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 'of all/entire'

• sthāvarasya: of the immobile
• sthāvarasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (collective), Genitive (6th), Singular; 'of the immobile (beings)'

• carasya: of the moving
• carasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (collective), Genitive (6th), Singular; 'of the moving (beings)'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• niyoga: command, ordinance
• niyoga: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, stem used in compound; 'command/appointment/impulsion'

• rūpam: in the form of ordinance
• rūpam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; compound: niyoga-rūpam = 'having the form of ordinance/command' (तत्पुरुष)

• īśasya: of the Lord
• īśasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular; 'of the Lord'

• balam: power, strength
• balam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; subject/complement in nominal sentence

• viśva: universe
• viśva: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, stem used in compound; 'universe/all'

• niyāmakam: regulating the universe
• niyāmakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyāmaka (नियम्-धातु से; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; compound: viśva-niyāmakaṃ = 'regulating the universe' (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ishana

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose inviolable ordinance governs all beings—showing that liberation begins with aligning one’s will with His cosmic order rather than opposing it.

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

In Linga worship, the devotee approaches Shiva as the visible sign of the invisible regulator; honoring the Linga is honoring the Lord’s all-pervading niyoga that sustains and disciplines the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the bhāva of surrender to Shiva’s ordinance, and conclude with a brief inward resolve to follow dharma as His command.