Shloka 34

Devanagari script

वायव्याद्यं महादेवि नैरृतावधि चेरितम् । सोमार्थं परमेशानि वारुणावधि चेरितम्

Transliteration

vāyavyādyaṃ mahādevi nairṛtāvadhi ceritam | somārthaṃ parameśāni vāruṇāvadhi ceritam

Translation

Wahai Mahādevī, bermula dari arah barat laut (Vāyavya) dan bergerak hingga ke barat daya (Nairṛta), demikianlah ia harus dilaksanakan. Wahai Parameśānī, demi tujuan Soma, ia harus dilakukan hingga ke arah barat (Vāruṇa).

Word by Word

• वायव्य-आद्यम्: beginning from Vāyavya (north-west)
• वायव्य-आद्यम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘वायव्यादि’ = beginning from Vāyavya (north-west)

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative

• नैरृत-अवधि: the limit up to Nairṛta
• नैरृत-अवधि: कर्म/विषय (Karma/Viṣaya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘limit up to Nairṛta (south-west)’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ईरितम्: is stated
• ईरितम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईरित (प्रातिपदिक); √ईर्/√ईरय् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘stated’

• सोम-अर्थम्: (that) pertaining to Soma
• सोम-अर्थम्: कर्म/विषय (Karma/Viṣaya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘सोमस्य अर्थः/विषयः’ = pertaining to Soma

• परमेशानि: O Parameśānī
• परमेशानि: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative

• वारुण-अवधि: the limit up to Vāruṇa
• वारुण-अवधि: कर्म/विषय (Karma/Viṣaya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘limit up to Vāruṇa (west)’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ईरितम्: is stated
• ईरितम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईरित (प्रातिपदिक); √ईर्/√ईरय् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: ‘Somārtha’ suggests a lunar/nectar-oriented purpose within the rite (cooling, auspicious completion), but remains within technical placement instructions rather than a shrine-origin account.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that Shiva-worship is not random but aligned with sacred order (niyama)—even directions and sequence become supports for steadiness of mind, leading the devotee toward Shiva’s grace and inner clarity.

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

Directional sequencing commonly accompanies saguna upāsanā—such as ārādhana of the Śiva-liṅga—where the devotee honors Shiva’s immanence in ordered space, while remembering He ultimately transcends all directions as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests disciplined, direction-aware worship (nyāsa/arcana-style sequencing); practically, one may perform Śiva-pūjā with steady orientation, reciting pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining purity through bhasma and rudrākṣa if prescribed.