Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 84

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

Para–Apara Ontology

Devanagari script

विभूतिमेतां शिवयोर्योग्येभ्यो यः प्रदापयेत् । संसारसागरान्मुक्तः शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

vibhūtimetāṃ śivayoryogyebhyo yaḥ pradāpayet | saṃsārasāgarānmuktaḥ śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt

Translation

ਜੋ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਦੀ ਇਹ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਵਿਭੂਤੀ (ਭਸਮ) ਯੋਗ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਸਾਗਰ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਸ਼ਿਵ-ਸਾਯੁਜ੍ਯ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• विभूतिम्: sacred ash; vibhūti
• विभूतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवयोः: of Śiva (and Śivā)
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; 'of the two Śivas' (Śiva and Śivā/Umā)

• योग्येभ्यः: to the worthy
• योग्येभ्यः: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रदापयेत्: should bestow/give
• प्रदापयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative of √दा = to cause to give/bestow

• संसार-सागरात्: from the ocean of transmigration
• संसार-सागरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: संसारस्य सागरः), पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta-predicative (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु) → मुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'released'

• शिव-सायुज्यम्: union with Śiva (sāyujya)
• शिव-सायुज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य सायुज्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: would attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √आप् = to attain

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Connects distribution of Śiva’s vibhūti (bhasma) to liberation: giving sacred ash to worthy devotees is meritorious and conduces to freedom from saṃsāra and attainment of Śiva-sāyujya.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that vibhūti is not merely a ritual substance but a Shaiva sacrament; sharing it with worthy devotees is a meritorious act that helps destroy saṁsāric bondage and culminates in Śiva-sāyujya (union with Śiva).

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

Vibhūti is closely tied to Saguna Śiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where ash is revered as Śiva’s sign and applied as Tripuṇḍra; giving it supports and spreads Linga-centered devotion among qualified seekers.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is vibhūti-sevā: reverently obtaining consecrated ash, applying Tripuṇḍra with remembrance of Śiva (often alongside the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and offering or gifting vibhūti to worthy devotees as a dharmic act.