Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

सर्‍वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause

Devanagari script

यदिदं क्षरमव्यक्तं यदप्यमृतमक्षरम् । तावुभावक्षरात्मानावेको देवः स्वयं हरः

Transliteration

yadidaṃ kṣaramavyaktaṃ yadapyamṛtamakṣaram | tāvubhāvakṣarātmānāveko devaḥ svayaṃ haraḥ

Translation

สิ่งที่เสื่อมสลายและไม่ปรากฏรูป กับสิ่งที่เป็นอมฤตและไม่สูญสิ้น—ทั้งสองภาวะนี้มีแก่นเป็นอักษระ แท้จริงคือเทพองค์เดียว คือหระ (ศิวะ) ด้วยพระองค์เอง.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्षरम्: perishable
• क्षरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अव्यक्तम्: unmanifest
• अव्यक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• अमृतम्: imperishable / deathless
• अमृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अक्षरम्: immutable
• अक्षरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• अक्षर-आत्मानौ: having the immutable as their essence
• अक्षर-आत्मानौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (अक्षरः आत्मा यस्य)

• एकः: one
• एकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवः: God
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: oneself)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Ontological synthesis of kṣara (mutable) and akṣara/amṛta (immutable/deathless) under the one Hara—cosmic totality framed as His self-expression.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches non-dual Shaiva theology: both the mutable (kṣara) and the immutable (akṣara) ultimately rest in one supreme Pati—Hara—who transcends yet pervades all states of existence.

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

The Liṅga is a saguna support for worship that points to the same Hara who is also beyond form (akṣara). Thus, devotion to the manifest symbol leads the seeker toward realization of the imperishable essence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as both immanent and transcendent—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with liṅga-dhyāna, contemplating that all changing experience and the changeless Self are grounded in Hara.