Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice

Devanagari script

श्रुतिसारमयो यस्तु शतकोटिप्रविस्तरः । परं पाशुपतं यत्र व्रतं ज्ञानं च कथ्यते

Transliteration

śrutisāramayo yastu śatakoṭipravistaraḥ | paraṃ pāśupataṃ yatra vrataṃ jñānaṃ ca kathyate

Translation

คำสอนที่ประกอบด้วยแก่นแห่งศรุติและแผ่ขยายถึงหนึ่งร้อยโกฏิ ในนั้นได้แสดงวัตรปาศุปตะอันสูงสุด พร้อมทั้งญาณอันให้ความหลุดพ้น

Word by Word

• श्रुतिसारमयः: consisting of the essence of śruti
• श्रुतिसारमयः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति + सार + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying यः

• यः: which/who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (contrast/emphasis)

• शतकोटि-प्रविस्तरः: having an extent of a hundred crores
• शतकोटि-प्रविस्तरः: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत + कोटि + प्रविस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शतकोटिभिः प्रविस्तरः = having expansion of a hundred crores); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Adjective of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying पाशुपतम्

• पाशुपतम्: the Pāśupata (doctrine/teaching)
• पाशुपतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाशुपत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place: where)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: कर्म (Object of passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: कर्म (Object of passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• कथ्यते: is taught/is said
• कथ्यते: क्रिया (Passive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the Shiva Purana’s teaching as Veda-essential and emphasizes that liberation arises from the union of disciplined Shaiva observance (vrata) and true knowledge (jñāna) centered on Paśupati, the Lord of all souls.

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

By pointing to the “supreme Pāśupata” path, it supports Saguna worship—often through the Śiva-liṅga—as a structured discipline that purifies the soul and culminates in knowledge of Śiva as Pati (Lord) distinct from paśu (the bound soul) and pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse highlights vrata plus jñāna: a committed Shaiva regimen (such as regular liṅga-pūjā with mantra-japa, purity disciplines, and contemplative inquiry into Śiva as Paśupati) undertaken as a means to remove pāśa and attain moksha.