Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4

पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः

Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge

Devanagari script

तपसा तेन तीव्रेण तुष्टस्तस्य पिता स्वयम् । दिव्यं कौमारमास्थाय रूपं रूपवतां वरः

Transliteration

tapasā tena tīvreṇa tuṣṭastasya pitā svayam | divyaṃ kaumāramāsthāya rūpaṃ rūpavatāṃ varaḥ

Translation

Удовлетворённый той суровой аскезой, его Отец Сам был доволен им. Высочайший среди всех, кто обладает формой, принял сияющий юный облик и явился перед ним.

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तीव्रेण: intense
• तीव्रेण: Karana-anvaya (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपसा)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि ‘pleased’

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः एव इत्यर्थे (emphatic: himself)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रूपम्)

• कौमारम्: youthful / of a boy
• कौमारम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रूपम्)

• आस्थाय: having assumed / having taken (up)
• आस्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रूपवताम्: of the beautiful ones / of those having form
• रूपवताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘रूपवत्’ = possessing beauty/form

• वरः: the best / excellent one
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, Vayu Samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows the Shaiva principle that sincere, intense tapas purifies the pashu (bound soul) and draws the compassionate grace of Pati (the Lord), who reveals Himself in an accessible form for the devotee’s upliftment.

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

Though Shiva is ultimately beyond form (nirguṇa), He compassionately assumes a saguna, divine form for darśana; likewise, the Linga is a gracious, worship-worthy manifestation through which the devotee approaches the formless Reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Steady tapas supported by japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—along with disciplined purity (such as Tripuṇḍra bhasma and Rudrāksha where traditional) is implied as the means to please Shiva and receive His grace.