Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26

कौशिकी-गौरी तथा शार्दूलरूप-निशाचरस्य पूर्वकर्मवर्णनम् | Kauśikī-Gaurī and Brahmā’s account of the tiger-formed niśācara

Devanagari script

विप्रयोगशुचेवाग्रे पुष्पबाष्पं विमुंचतः । तत्तुच्छाखासमारूढविहगो दीरितै रुतैः

Transliteration

viprayogaśucevāgre puṣpabāṣpaṃ vimuṃcataḥ | tattucchākhāsamārūḍhavihago dīritai rutaiḥ

Translation

Na dianteira, aflito pela dor da separação, verteu “lágrimas de flores”. E um pássaro, pousado naquele mesmo ramo, soltou clamores longos e demorados.

Word by Word

• विप्रयोगशुचा: with separation-sorrow
• विप्रयोगशुचा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रयोग-शुच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विप्रयोगस्य शुचा = with grief of separation)

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• अग्रे: in front, at the fore
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पुष्पबाष्पम्: flower-like tears
• पुष्पबाष्पम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + बाष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (पुष्पम् इव बाष्पम् = flower-like tears)

• विमुञ्चतः: of (him) shedding
• विमुञ्चतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive absolute-like modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (of one who is shedding)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संकेतार्थ (that)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय-अव्यय (particle)

• उच्छाखा: high branch
• उच्छाखा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-शाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (पूर्वपद); अर्थः: उन्नता शाखा (high branch)

• समारूढ: having mounted/perched
• समारूढ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-रुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (पूर्वपद); अर्थः: mounted/perched

• विहगः: bird
• विहगः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (उच्छाखायां समारूढः विहगः = bird perched on a high branch)

• दीरितैः: with uttered
• दीरितैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दीर्/दीरय् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (uttered)

• रुतैः: cries, sounds
• रुतैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It uses the imagery of ‘tears’ and a bird’s lament to portray viraha (the pain of separation), a bhakti mood that intensifies longing for Pati (Lord Shiva) and turns the mind inward toward liberation.

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

Viraha is resolved through steady remembrance and worship—fixing the mind on Saguna Shiva (often through the Linga) until the devotee’s restless emotions become one-pointed devotion and contemplative stillness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a contemplative mood of longing, offering flowers and water to the Linga while observing inner detachment from worldly ties.