Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 75

प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा

The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga

Devanagari script

पुरा ममाज्ञया सार्धं समस्तज्ञानसंहिताः । युवाभ्यां हि मया दत्ता कारणत्वप्रसिद्धये

Transliteration

purā mamājñayā sārdhaṃ samastajñānasaṃhitāḥ | yuvābhyāṃ hi mayā dattā kāraṇatvaprasiddhaye

Translation

Dahulu, menurut perintah-Ku, Aku benar-benar mengurniakan kepada kamu berdua himpunan segala pengetahuan, agar kedudukan kamu sebagai sebab perantaraan (dalam pewahyuan dan pengajaran ini) menjadi teguh dan termasyhur.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time ‘formerly’)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आज्ञया: by (my) command
• आज्ञया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/ सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक/prepositional adverb ‘together with’)

• समस्तज्ञानसंहिताः: the compendia of all knowledge
• समस्तज्ञानसंहिताः: Karma (कर्म/प्राप्तवस्तु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्त-ज्ञान-संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता/वर्ण्य), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (समस्तं ज्ञानं; तस्य संहिता)

• युवाभ्याम्: to you two
• युवाभ्याम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवाम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति (करण/सम्प्रदान-प्राय), द्विवचन; ‘by/for you two’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दत्ताः: given
• दत्ताः: Kriyā (क्रियाफल/वर्णन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; (समस्तज्ञानसंहिताः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• कारणत्वप्रसिद्धये: for the establishment of (your) causal status
• कारणत्वप्रसिद्धये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारणत्व-प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कारणत्वस्य प्रसिद्धिः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Positions Śiva as the original revealer (ādi-guru) who empowers secondary agents with jñāna for cosmic administration; remembering this hierarchy fosters humility and right orientation in worship.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Primordial transmission of knowledge (jñāna-saṃhitā) establishing instrumental causality in cosmic functions.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that sacred knowledge is not merely human scholarship; it is authorized by Shiva (Pati) and transmitted for the soul’s uplift, establishing the recipients as instruments in the divine dissemination of jñāna that leads toward liberation.

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

By stating that Shiva personally grants the compendia of knowledge, the verse supports Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who reveals doctrine and worship-methods; such revealed knowledge undergirds Linga-upāsanā and disciplined devotion guided by scripture.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śravaṇa and adhyayana (listening and study) under Shiva’s authority, paired with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize the revealed teaching and make oneself a fit instrument for dharma and moksha.