Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तः शिवपादार्चने रतः । शिवस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे दिशतु मंगलम्

Transliteration

śivapriyaḥ śivāsaktaḥ śivapādārcane rataḥ | śivasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya sa me diśatu maṃgalam

Translation

Semoga dia—yang dikasihi Śiva, terpaut kepada Śiva, sentiasa tekun menyembah di kaki Śiva, dan mendahulukan perintah Śiva—menganugerahkan keberkatan yang membawa kebaikan kepadaku.

Word by Word

• शिवप्रियः: dear to Śiva
• शिवप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवस्य प्रियः ‘dear to Śiva’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शिवासक्तः: devoted to Śiva
• शिवासक्तः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवे आसक्तः ‘attached to Śiva’ (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• शिवपादार्चने: in worship of Śiva’s feet
• शिवपादार्चने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवपाद + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; शिवस्य पादयोः अर्चने ‘in worship of Śiva’s feet’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• रतः: engaged
• रतः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘engaged/delighting’

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• आज्ञाम्: command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्य: having honored/keeping foremost
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having placed in front/honoured’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• दिशतु: may he grant
• दिशतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शिवप्रियः शिवासक्तः शिवपादार्चने रतः । शिवस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य स मे दिशतु मंगलम्

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises the ideal Śaiva devotee—one who loves Śiva, remains absorbed in Him, worships His feet, and places Śiva’s will above all—showing that auspiciousness (maṅgala) arises from devotion aligned with Śiva’s command and grace.

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

“Śiva’s feet” and “arcana” indicate concrete devotional worship (saguṇa-upāsanā), which in practice includes Liṅga-pūjā with offerings and reverence; such embodied worship becomes a channel for Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-arcana—daily pūjā to the Liṅga with a devotional attitude, keeping Śiva’s injunctions foremost; optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a steady inner worship.