Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23

शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः

Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation

Devanagari script

नित्यसिद्धाश्च ये वान्यं ते च दृष्टा गणेश्वराः । अथ तं तुष्टुवुर्देवा देव्या सह महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

nityasiddhāśca ye vānyaṃ te ca dṛṣṭā gaṇeśvarāḥ | atha taṃ tuṣṭuvurdevā devyā saha maheśvaram

Translation

Di sana turut kelihatan para siddha yang sentiasa sempurna serta rombongan para penguasa Gaṇa. Lalu para Deva, bersama Dewi, melantunkan puji-pujian kepada Mahādeva (Maheśvara).

Word by Word

• नित्यसिद्धाः: ever-perfect (eternally accomplished)
• नित्यसिद्धाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (नित्याः सिद्धाः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध/विकल्प (Alternative marker/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अन्यम्: others/another (group)
• अन्यम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गणेश्वराः इत्यस्य—एकवचन-प्रयोगः पाठभेद/सन्दर्भानुसारं)

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: also/and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दृष्टाः: seen / appeared
• दृष्टाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — 'seen/appeared (having been seen)'

• गणेश्वराः: lords of the gaṇas (gaṇa-leaders)
• गणेश्वराः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) (गण + ईश्वर समास-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (गणानाम् ईश्वराः)

• अथ: then
• अथ: क्रियाविशेषण (Discourse/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → तुष्टुवुः
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• देव्याः: with the goddess
• देव्याः: सहकारक (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: साहचर्यवाचक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) — 'together with'

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म) (तुष्टुवुः इत्यस्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages, as typical of the Vayu Samhita frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Devas
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Maheśvara—the supreme Pati—before whom even perfected beings and divine hosts stand in reverence, highlighting bhakti (hymnic praise) as a direct means to receive Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna worship—praising the Great Lord as personally present and worthy of stotra—supporting the Shiva Purana’s approach that devotion to Shiva’s manifest form (including Linga worship) purifies the pashu and loosens pasha through divine favor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) and nāma-smaraṇa (remembering Shiva’s names) are implied; as a practical takeaway, one may chant “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with focused devotion, optionally with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports.