Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कर्मफलत्यागाच्छिवधर्मान्वयः शुभः । स च गुर्वनपेक्षश्च तदपेक्ष इति द्विधा

Transliteration

tasmātkarmaphalatyāgācchivadharmānvayaḥ śubhaḥ | sa ca gurvanapekṣaśca tadapekṣa iti dvidhā

Translation

ฉะนั้นด้วยการสละผลแห่งกรรม จึงเกิดความสอดคล้องอันเป็นมงคลกับศิวธรรม และศิวธรรมนั้นมีสองอย่าง คือไม่ต้องพึ่งครู และแบบที่ต้องอาศัยครู

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Reason-connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from that/therefore’

• karma-phala-tyāgāt: from renunciation of the fruits of actions
• karma-phala-tyāgāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + tyāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; समासः: karma-phala (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘fruit of action’) + tyāga (तत्पुरुषः: ‘renunciation of’)

• śiva-dharma-anvayaḥ: the connection with Śiva-dharma
• śiva-dharma-anvayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः: śiva-dharma (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘Śiva’s dharma’) + anvaya (तत्पुरुषः: ‘connection/continuity with’)

• śubhaḥ: auspicious
• śubhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective qualifying anvayaḥ

• saḥ: that/it
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय/‘and’)

• guru-anapekṣaḥ: independent of a guru
• guru-anapekṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + anapekṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः: guru-anapekṣa (तत्पुरुषः: ‘not dependent on a guru’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय/‘and’)

• tad-apekṣaḥ: dependent on that (i.e., on a guru)
• tad-apekṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + apekṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः: tad-apekṣa (तत्पुरुषः: ‘dependent on that’, contextually ‘dependent on a guru’)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग) marking conclusion/definition

• dvidhā: twofold
• dvidhā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dvidhā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय) meaning ‘in two ways/twofold’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that offering up attachment to results (karma-phala-tyāga) purifies the soul (paśu) and brings it into auspicious conformity with Śiva-dharma, a key step toward loosening pāśa (bondage) and moving toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Renouncing the fruit of action turns ritual and devotion into selfless Śiva-ārādhana: Linga worship, japa, and pūjā become offerings to Saguna Śiva rather than transactions for worldly gain, making worship a vehicle for inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform daily Śiva-pūjā or Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while explicitly offering all outcomes to Śiva; if following the guru-dependent path, receive mantra-dīkṣā and maintain disciplined sādhana under the guru’s guidance.