Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 86

अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace

Devanagari script

इत्येतदपि वैषम्यं न दोषायास्य कल्पते । दुःखे स्वभावसंसिद्धे कथन्तत्कारणं शिवः

Transliteration

ityetadapi vaiṣamyaṃ na doṣāyāsya kalpate | duḥkhe svabhāvasaṃsiddhe kathantatkāraṇaṃ śivaḥ

Translation

Assim, mesmo esta desigualdade aparente não se torna defeito n’Ele. Se o sofrimento surge da própria natureza do ser (e de sua condição de cativeiro), como poderia Śiva ser a sua causa?

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• vaiṣamyam: inequality; disparity
• vaiṣamyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣamya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• doṣāya: for fault/blame
• doṣāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• asya: of this; for him/it
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• kalpate: is considered; is fitting
• kalpate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kḷp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थः—'भवति/उपपद्यते' (is fitting/becomes)

• duḥkhe: in suffering
• duḥkhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• svabhāva-saṃsiddhe: naturally inherent/established
• svabhāva-saṃsiddhe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsiddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sidh धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (svabhāvena saṃsiddhaḥ = naturally established); विशेषण (qualifying duḥkhe)

• katham: how?
• katham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb: how?)

• tat-kāraṇam: its cause
• tat-kāraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tasya kāraṇam = its cause)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defends Śiva’s impartiality: pain and disparity are not divine cruelty but consequences of the bound soul’s (paśu’s) nature shaped by karma and bondage (pāśa); liberation comes by turning to Pati through right knowledge and grace.

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

By affirming Śiva as faultless and compassionate, it supports approaching the Liṅga (Saguna Śiva) as the accessible form of Pati who removes bondage—devotees worship not to blame God for suffering, but to purify karma and receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Reflect on karma and surrender to Śiva through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady Liṅga-dhyāna, cultivating responsibility for one’s actions while seeking Śiva’s grace for release from pāśa.