Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

मनोजवत्वं भूतानां क्षणादन्तःप्रवेशनम् । पर्वतादिमहाभारधारणञ्चाप्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

manojavatvaṃ bhūtānāṃ kṣaṇādantaḥpraveśanam | parvatādimahābhāradhāraṇañcāprayatnataḥ

Translation

Bagi makhluk-makhluk, ada kelajuan seumpama fikiran, kemampuan memasuki ke dalam sekelip mata, serta menanggung beban yang amat besar—seperti gunung-ganang dan seumpamanya—tanpa bersusah payah.

Word by Word

• मनोजवत्वम्: mind-like swiftness
• मनोजवत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोजवत्व (प्रातिपदिक; मनस् + जव + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वान्त (abstract noun)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha/Genitive (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• क्षणात्: in a moment / instantly
• क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (ablative: 'from/within')

• अन्तःप्रवेशनम्: entering within
• अन्तःप्रवेशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःप्रवेशन (प्रातिपदिक; अन्तः + प्रवेश)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (अन्तः = indeclinable prefix)

• पर्वतादिमहाभारधारणम्: bearing great loads such as mountains
• पर्वतादिमहाभारधारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत-आदि-महा-भार-धारण (प्रातिपदिक; पर्वत + आदि + महा + भार + धारण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ("पर्वतादीनां महाभारस्य धारणम्")

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अप्रयत्नतः: effortlessly
• अप्रयत्नतः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No direct Jyotirliṅga linkage; the verse catalogs siddhi-like capacities (mind-speed, instantaneous entry, effortless weight-bearing), commonly treated as byproducts within the field of māyā (pāśa) rather than final liberation.

Significance: Cautionary spiritual reading: marvels are not mokṣa; they can intensify tirodhāna (concealment) if they inflate ego—hence the need for Śiva’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It lists extraordinary capacities (siddhi-like powers) to show the subtle potential of embodied beings, while Shaiva Siddhanta treats such powers as incidental—true fulfillment is devotion to Pati (Shiva) and liberation from pāśa (bondage).

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

By implying that even great powers are still within the realm of created capacities, the verse indirectly points the seeker toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā) as the stable means to grace, purification, and ultimately realization of Shiva beyond powers.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), dhyāna, and purity observances—so that attention is not diverted by siddhis but oriented toward mokṣa through Shiva’s grace.