Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 66

श्रद्धामाहात्म्यं तथा देवीप्रश्नः

The Greatness of Śraddhā and Devī’s Question to Śiva

Devanagari script

मदनुग्रहतस्तेषां भावो मयि समर्पितः । फलं परमनिर्वाणं प्रयच्छति बलादिव । महात्मनामनन्यानां मयि संन्यस्तचेतसाम् । अष्टधा लक्षणं प्राहुर्मम धर्माधिकारिणाम्

Transliteration

madanugrahatasteṣāṃ bhāvo mayi samarpitaḥ | phalaṃ paramanirvāṇaṃ prayacchati balādiva | mahātmanāmananyānāṃ mayi saṃnyastacetasām | aṣṭadhā lakṣaṇaṃ prāhurmama dharmādhikāriṇām

Translation

ମୋର ଅନୁଗ୍ରହରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଭାବ ମୋତେ ସମର୍ପିତ ହୁଏ; ସେ ସମର୍ପଣ ବଳାତ୍କାର ଭଳି ପରମ ନିର୍ବାଣର ଫଳ ଦେଇଥାଏ। ଅନନ୍ୟ ମହାତ୍ମାମାନେ, ଯେମାନେ ମୋତେ ଚିତ୍ତ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନ୍ୟସ୍ତ କରିଛନ୍ତି—ସେମାନେ ମୋର ଧର୍ମାଧିକାରୀ; ତାଙ୍କର ଅଷ୍ଟବିଧ ଲକ୍ଷଣ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନମାନେ କହନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• mat-anugrahāt: from my grace
• mat-anugrahāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः = 'मम अनुग्रहः'

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• bhāvaḥ: disposition/devotion
• bhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• samarpitaḥ: is offered/surrendered
• samarpitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arp (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with 'bhāvaḥ'

• phalam: the fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• parama-nirvāṇam: supreme liberation
• parama-nirvāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारयः = 'परमं निर्वाणम्'

• prayacchati: bestows
• prayacchati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• balāt: by force/inevitably
• balāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; adverbial use

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमा-निपात)

• mahātmanām: of the great-souled
• mahātmanām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• ananyānām: of those having no other (exclusive)
• ananyānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; qualifies 'mahātmanām'

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative, Singular

• saṃnyasta-cetasām: of those whose minds are surrendered
• saṃnyasta-cetasām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√nyas (धातु) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; क्त-समासः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) = 'संन्यस्तं चेतः येषाम्'

• aṣṭadhā: eightfold
• aṣṭadhā: Prakāra (प्रकार-अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṣṭadhā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'in eight ways'

• lakṣaṇam: mark/characteristic
• lakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prāhuḥ: they declare
• prāhuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√ah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• dharma-adhikāriṇām: of those entitled to dharma
• dharma-adhikāriṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + adhikārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; तत्पुरुषः = 'धर्मे अधिकारः येषाम्/धर्मस्य अधिकारी'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Defines liberation as ‘parama-nirvāṇa’ arising from Śiva’s anugraha; pilgrimage/vrata are secondary to grace that turns bhāva into total self-offering.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation is not merely self-effort but arises through Shiva’s anugraha (grace) when the devotee’s bhāva is fully offered to Him; such surrender ripens into parama-nirvāṇa.

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

The verse emphasizes offering one’s inner bhāva into Shiva; in practice, this is fulfilled through Saguna worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—where external ritual becomes the vehicle for inner surrender and Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate ananya-bhakti and saṁnyasta-cetas (mind-surrender) through daily Shiva pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and steady meditation on Shiva as the sole refuge, seeking His anugraha.