Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6

शिवशक्त्यैक्य-तत्त्वविचारः / Inquiry into the Unity of Śiva and Śakti

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

यत्संसरति चिच्चक्रमचिच्चक्रसमन्वितम् । तदेवाशुद्धमपरमितरं तु परं शुभम्

Transliteration

yatsaṃsarati ciccakramaciccakrasamanvitam | tadevāśuddhamaparamitaraṃ tu paraṃ śubham

Translation

Yang berkelana dalam samsara ialah prinsip sedar (cit) yang terikat bersama roda yang tidak sedar (acit); itulah semata-mata keadaan yang tidak suci dan rendah. Adapun yang satu lagi—Yang Tertinggi—adalah suci-berkat, melampaui segala.

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃsarati: transmigrates, moves in saṃsāra
• saṃsarati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ√sṛ (संसृ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• cit-cakram: the wheel/cycle of consciousness
• cit-cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cit (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘चित् एव चक्रं’

• acit-cakra-samanvitam: endowed with the wheel of insentience (matter)
• acit-cakra-samanvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acit (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (समन्वित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘अचित्चक्रेण समन्वितम्’ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle/Emphasis)

• aśuddham: impure
• aśuddham: Sambodhyārtha (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• aparam: lower, non-supreme
• aparam: Sambodhyārtha (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• itaram: other (than the supreme)
• itaram: Sambodhyārtha (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: itara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction/Contrast particle)

• param: supreme
• param: Sambodhyārtha (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• śubham: auspicious, pure
• śubham: Sambodhyārtha (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It distinguishes the bound soul (consciousness entangled with the non-conscious bonds) from the Supreme Shiva, affirming that impurity belongs to the transmigrating condition, while Shiva is ever pure and auspicious.

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

Linga worship focuses the mind on the ever-pure Pati (Shiva). By turning attention from acit (material bonds) to Shiva’s auspicious reality, the devotee moves from the impure, bound state toward purification and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the pure Supreme distinct from body-mind bonds; support this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily purification disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to detachment from acit.