Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60

पाशुपतज्ञानप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Pāśupata Knowledge

Paśu–Pāśa–Paśupati

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा सा महादेवी तत्रैवांतरधत्त वै । देवाश्च विस्मिताः सर्वे तां प्रणम्य दिवं ययुः

Transliteration

ityuktvā sā mahādevī tatraivāṃtaradhatta vai | devāśca vismitāḥ sarve tāṃ praṇamya divaṃ yayuḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు పలికి ఆ మహాదేవి అక్కడికక్కడే అంతర్ధానమైంది. సమస్త దేవతలు ఆశ్చర్యచకితులై ఆమెకు నమస్కరించి స్వర్గానికి వెళ్లిరి.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त, ल्यबन्त), ‘having said’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• mahādevī: the Great Goddess
• mahādevī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (महती च सा देवी)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण)

• antaradhatta: disappeared
• antaradhatta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar + dhā (धा धातु)
• Form: Verb (तिङन्त): Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन); उपसर्गः—अन्तर्; अर्थः—‘disappeared/withdrew’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic/assuring particle (खलु/वै)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• vismitāḥ: astonished
• vismitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (विस्मित प्रातिपदिक; √smi/vismi-भाव)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम् (devāḥ)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम् (devāḥ)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• praṇamya: having bowed to
• praṇamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष), ‘having bowed’ ; उपसर्गः—प्र

• divam: to heaven
• divam: Gati-Karma (गतिः/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (दिव् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter usage; here Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); गत्यर्थे कर्म/देशः

• yayuḥ: went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: Verb (तिङन्त): Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Mahadevi
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights the doctrine of divine freedom: Mahādevī reveals herself by grace and withdraws by her own will, teaching that true spiritual progress is sustained by humility and reverent surrender rather than mere sight of the Divine.

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

The devas respond with praṇāma (devotional submission), showing the proper attitude in Saguna worship—after receiving darśana, one seals the experience through devotion and obedience to dharma, which in Shaiva tradition supports steady Linga-upāsanā and inner recollection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice praṇāma and inward remembrance after worship—complete pūjā with namaskāra, then do a short japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to internalize the grace (anugraha) that may not always remain outwardly visible.