Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

नदीनदसमुद्राणां तीरे रथ्यांतरे ऽपि वा । न जीर्णोद्यानगोष्ठादौ नानिष्टे न च निंदिते

Transliteration

nadīnadasamudrāṇāṃ tīre rathyāṃtare 'pi vā | na jīrṇodyānagoṣṭhādau nāniṣṭe na ca niṃdite

Translation

မြစ်၊ ချောင်း၊ ပင်လယ်ကမ်းပါးတို့၌လည်းကောင်း၊ လမ်းမအလယ်၌လည်းကောင်း သီဝဘုရားပူဇော်သည့် သာသနာဝတ် (ဝရတ) ကို မပြုလုပ်သင့်။ ပျက်စီးယိုယွင်းသော ဥယျာဉ်၊ နွားတဲ စသည့်နေရာများ၌လည်း မပြုလုပ်သင့်၊ မင်္ဂလာမရှိသော သို့မဟုတ် ကဲ့ရဲ့ရှုတ်ချခံရသော နေရာများ၌လည်း မပြုလုပ်သင့်။ သီဝပူဇော်ရန် နေရာသည် သန့်ရှင်း၍ သင့်လျော်ကာ အပြစ်ကင်းရမည်။

Word by Word

• नदी: of rivers
• नदी: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समाहार-षष्ठी (genitive plural) in compound context

• नद: of streams
• नद: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; compound-member

• समुद्राणाम्: of oceans
• समुद्राणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तीरे: on the bank/shore
• तीरे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative of place

• रथ्या: in the street/roadway
• रथ्या: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; compound-member

• अन्तरे: in between/within
• अन्तरे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in the middle/within’

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) = ‘also/even’

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• जीर्ण: dilapidated/old
• जीर्ण: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर्ण (कृदन्त; √जॄ/जृ ‘to decay’ (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), प्रथमा/सप्तमी-समासाङ्ग; used adjectivally ‘decayed/old’

• उद्यान: garden
• उद्यान: सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound-member)

• गोष्ठ: cowshed/assembly-place
• गोष्ठ: सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं (usage varies), समासाङ्ग; here as place-term in compound

• आदौ: in/among (such places) etc.
• आदौ: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘-आदि’ as तत्पुरुष-समास (X-आदि = ‘in/among X etc.’) with locative ending

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• अनिष्टे: in an improper/undesirable place
• अनिष्टे: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative ‘in an undesirable (place/thing)’

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• निन्दिते: in a condemned/censured place
• निन्दिते: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निन्दित (कृदन्त; √निन्द् ‘to blame’ (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in a censured (place/thing)’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Clarifies deśa-śuddhi for vrata and pūjā: even naturally sacred liminal edges (river/sea banks) are not automatically fit for a specific observance unless properly prepared; emphasizes intentional sanctification of space in Śaiva practice.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer purity and appropriateness of place support inner steadiness (yoga) and devotion (bhakti); worship offered in a blameworthy or impure setting weakens concentration and the sanctity of the observance directed to Pati (Śiva).

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

Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship is done with prescribed ācamana, cleanliness, and a fit altar-space; this verse lists locations to avoid so the Linga-pūjā is performed in a consecrated, undisturbed, and respectable environment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Select a clean, quiet, non-condemned place for japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and for pūjā with bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa—avoiding distracting, impure, or socially censured locations.