Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25

साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन

Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka

Devanagari script

न तस्य दुर्लभं किंचिन्न तस्यास्त्यशुभं क्वचित् । इह विद्यां श्रियं सौख्यं लब्ध्वा मुक्तिं च विंदति

Transliteration

na tasya durlabhaṃ kiṃcinna tasyāstyaśubhaṃ kvacit | iha vidyāṃ śriyaṃ saukhyaṃ labdhvā muktiṃ ca viṃdati

Translation

Bagi bhakta yang demikian, tiada sesuatu pun yang sukar dicapai, dan tiada kesialan yang timbul pada bila-bila masa. Dalam kehidupan ini juga, setelah memperoleh vidyā (pengetahuan suci), śrī (kemakmuran) dan sukha (kebahagiaan), dia pun mencapai mokṣa, pembebasan.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• tasya: of him/for him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• durlabham: hard to obtain
• durlabham: Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-labha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• tasya: for him/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aśubham: inauspiciousness/evil
• aśubham: Karta (कर्ता/subject of 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• kvacit: anywhere/ever
• kvacit: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: at any place/ever)

• iha: here/in this world
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• vidyām: knowledge/vidyā
• vidyām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śriyam: prosperity/fortune
• śriyam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• saukhyam: happiness
• saukhyam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having obtained’

• muktim: liberation
• muktim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vindati: finds/attains
• vindati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (विद्/विन्द् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General promise: removal of aśubha and attainment of both abhyudaya (vidyā-śrī-sukha) and niḥśreyasa (mukti). In Siddhānta terms: Śiva’s anugraha loosens pāśa while allowing dharmic prosperity.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares the fruit of steadfast Shiva-bhakti: by the grace of Pati (Shiva), inauspicious bonds (pāśa) lose their power, and the seeker gains both right knowledge (vidyā) and final liberation (mokṣa).

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

The verse reflects the Shiva Purana’s promise that reverent worship of Saguna Shiva—especially through Linga-upāsanā—brings auspiciousness in life (śrī, sukha) and culminates in liberation through Shiva’s saving grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-upāsanā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined conduct, seeking both inner vidyā and freedom from aśubha.