Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

दक्षस्य यज्ञप्रवृत्तिः तथा ईश्वरवर्जितदेवसमागमः

Dakṣa’s Sacrificial Undertaking and the Devas’ Assembly without Īśvara

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां स्रष्टा यः प्रभुरव्ययः । ब्रह्मादयः पिशाचांता यस्य कैंकर्यवादिनः

Transliteration

brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ sraṣṭā yaḥ prabhuravyayaḥ | brahmādayaḥ piśācāṃtā yasya kaiṃkaryavādinaḥ

Translation

พระผู้เป็นเจ้าอันไม่เสื่อมสลาย ผู้ทรงเป็นผู้สร้างแม้กระทั่งพรหมา วิษณุ และมหेशะ; สรรพสัตว์ตั้งแต่พรหมาจนถึงปิศาจทั้งหลายล้วนประกาศตนเป็นข้ารับใช้ของพระองค์

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-महेशानाम्: of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-महेशानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative)

• स्रष्टा: creator
• स्रष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; √सृज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• यः: who
• यः: Anvaya-link (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• प्रभुः: lord
• प्रभुः: Predicate nominative (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ब्रह्म-आदयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्म-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मा’ इत्यादयः (Brahmā and others)

• पिशाच-अन्ताः: ending with piśācas (down to piśācas)
• पिशाच-अन्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिशाच + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—पिशाचाः अन्ते येषाम् (ending with piśācas)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• कैंकर्य-वादिनः: proclaimers of service (his servants)
• कैंकर्य-वादिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैंकर्य + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; वादिन् = ‘speaking/declaring’; here ‘those who profess service’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-level hierarchy: all beings as attendants under the imperishable Lord

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Mahesha
• Pishachas

FAQs

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

The verse establishes Pati (the Supreme Lord) as imperishable and the ultimate source, teaching that liberation arises through recognizing one’s true position as His dependent servant (kaiṅkarya) rather than as an independent agent bound by pāśa (bondage).

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

By affirming Shiva as the supreme Lord whom all beings serve, it supports Saguna worship—especially of the Shiva-Linga—as a concrete focus for devotion and surrender, through which the soul aligns with Pati and transcends bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt the attitude of kaiṅkarya (humble service) in daily Shiva worship: japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water and bilva to the Linga, and maintaining purity with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of dependence on Shiva.