Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षफलदानं च लोकाय भजते सदा । लोकानां रक्षणं शश्वद्ब्रह्मा विज्ञापयिष्यति

Transliteration

pratyakṣaphaladānaṃ ca lokāya bhajate sadā | lokānāṃ rakṣaṇaṃ śaśvadbrahmā vijñāpayiṣyati

Translation

प्रत्यक्षफलदानपूर्वकं स लोकहितं सदा भजते। सर्वलोकानां शाश्वतरक्षणं ब्रह्मा निरन्तरं विज्ञापयिष्यति॥

Word by Word

• pratyakṣa-phala-dānam: granting of immediate fruits
• pratyakṣa-phala-dānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction particle)

• lokāya: for the world/people
• lokāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhajate: partakes/serves/does
• bhajate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (भज् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• lokānām: of the worlds/people
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• rakṣaṇam: protection
• rakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• śaśvat: ever/constantly
• śaśvat: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śaśvat (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: perpetually)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vijñāpayiṣyati: will inform/announce
• vijñāpayiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (ज्ञप् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s glory in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord whose anugraha (grace) gives both immediate, perceivable benefits and enduring protection to beings, affirming His active guardianship of the cosmos.

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

By emphasizing “visible fruits,” the verse aligns with Saguna worship—devotees approach Shiva through accessible forms such as the Linga, and the Lord responds with tangible blessings while sustaining cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady bhakti expressed through daily Linga-puja with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), seeking both immediate uplift and Shiva’s ongoing protection.