Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34

नैमित्तिकविधिक्रमः

Occasional Rites and Their Procedure

Devanagari script

संसारकारणं येषां न प्ररोढुमलं भवेत् । प्रकृत्यनुगुणं तस्माद्विमृश्यैतदशेषतः

Transliteration

saṃsārakāraṇaṃ yeṣāṃ na praroḍhumalaṃ bhavet | prakṛtyanuguṇaṃ tasmādvimṛśyaitadaśeṣataḥ

Translation

ଯେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସଂସାରବନ୍ଧନର କାରଣରୂପ ମଳ ଅଙ୍କୁରିତ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ, ସେମାନେ ଏହି ଉପଦେଶକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ବିଚାର କରି, ନିଜ ପ୍ରକୃତିଅନୁକୂଳ ମାର୍ଗ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ—ଯାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ଶିବକୃପାରେ ମୋକ୍ଷପଥ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• संसारकारणम्: the cause of worldly existence
• संसारकारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संसारस्य कारणम्)

• येषाम्: of whom/for whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• प्ररोढुम्: to arise/grow
• प्ररोढुम्: Kriya (क्रिया-अर्थ/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √रुह् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘to grow/arise’

• अलम्: able/sufficient
• अलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) — ‘sufficiently/able to’

• भवेत्: would be/might be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रकृत्या: by nature
• प्रकृत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘by nature’

• अनुगुणम्: suitable/conforming
• अनुगुणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विमृश्य: having considered
• विमृश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √मृश् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having reflected’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अशेषतः: completely
• अशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘entirely/without remainder’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that saṃsāra persists due to mala (innate impurity/obscuration). Liberation-oriented practice requires clear discernment (vimarśa) and adopting a sādhana suited to one’s disposition, so that bondage-causes do not “sprout” again and Śiva’s grace can operate unobstructed.

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

Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship becomes most effective when matched to the aspirant’s temperament—devotional, ritual, or contemplative—so the mind stabilizes and the mala that fuels rebirth is weakened, leading toward Śiva-realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies choosing a prakṛti-suitable discipline: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, and reflective self-inquiry to identify and uproot the tendencies that regenerate bondage.