Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

युक्ताहारविहारश्च युक्तचेष्टश्च कर्मसु । युक्तनिद्राप्रबोधश्च सर्वायासविवर्जितः

Transliteration

yuktāhāravihāraśca yuktaceṣṭaśca karmasu | yuktanidrāprabodhaśca sarvāyāsavivarjitaḥ

Translation

जो आहार-विहारात संयमी, कर्मांत योग्य प्रयत्नशील, आणि निद्रा-जागरणातही मर्यादित असतो—तो सर्व श्रम व उद्वेगापासून मुक्त राहतो।

Word by Word

• yukta-āhāra-vihāraḥ: one with regulated diet and recreation
• yukta-āhāra-vihāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj) + āhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + vihāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘युक्तः आहारः विहारश्च यस्य’ (regulated diet and recreation)

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

• yukta-ceṣṭaḥ: one with regulated actions
• yukta-ceṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक) + ceṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘युक्ता चेष्टा यस्य’ = whose activity is regulated

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

• karmasu: in actions/works
• karmasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• yukta-nidrā-prabodhaḥ: one with regulated sleep and waking
• yukta-nidrā-prabodhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक) + nidrā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (nidrā + prabodha) with yukta-: regulated sleep and waking

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

• sarva-āyāsa-vivarjitaḥ: free from all strain
• sarva-āyāsa-vivarjitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + āyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक; vi√vṛj/√vṛj ‘to avoid’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेभ्यः आयासेभ्यः विवर्जितः’ = free from all exertion/strain

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shaiva yogic discipline taught in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady moderation in daily life supports Shaiva yoga: when the body and senses are regulated, the mind becomes fit for Shiva-dhyana, loosening pasha (bondage) and moving the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Balanced living protects the devotee from agitation and fatigue, making Linga-puja and Saguna Shiva upasana consistent and inwardly focused; regularity in conduct turns external worship into sustained remembrance (smarana) of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt disciplined routine: moderate diet and sleep, then perform daily Shiva worship—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and calm meditation on the Linga—so practice remains effortless and steady.