Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati

Devanagari script

तदास्य महिमानं च वीतशोकस्सुखी भवेत् । छंदांसि यज्ञाः ऋतवो यद्भूतं भव्यमेव च

Transliteration

tadāsya mahimānaṃ ca vītaśokassukhī bhavet | chaṃdāṃsi yajñāḥ ṛtavo yadbhūtaṃ bhavyameva ca

Translation

ครั้นนั้นผู้นั้นย่อมรู้พระมหิมาของพระองค์ และเป็นผู้พ้นโศก ดำรงอยู่ในสุข เวทฉันท์ พิธีบูชายัญ ฤดูกาล และสิ่งทั้งปวงทั้งอดีตและอนาคต ล้วนตั้งอยู่และอาศัยอยู่ในพระองค์

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• asya: of him/of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; pronoun

• mahimānam: greatness
• mahimānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahimān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• vīta-śokaḥ: free from sorrow
• vīta-śokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīta (वीत) < √i (इ, धातु; ‘gone’) + śoka (शोक, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः (नञ्-रहित) ‘वीतः शोकः यस्य’ = ‘शोक-विगतः’

• sukhī: happy
• sukhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying implied subject

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• chandāṃsi: Vedic metres/hymns
• chandāṃsi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (छन्दस्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yajñāḥ: sacrifices
• yajñāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ṛtavaḥ: seasons
• ṛtavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• yat: which/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun (यत्) introducing apposition

• bhūtam: the past/what has been
• bhūtam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (भूत) < √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: Past participial noun/adjective; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• bhavyam: the future/what will be
• bhavyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavya (भव्य) < √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: Future sense adjectival noun; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that realizing Shiva’s mahimā (supreme greatness) dissolves grief and establishes the seeker in sukha—an indicator of inner release (moksha) where the soul rests in the Lord’s grace as Pati.

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

By stating that metres, yajñas, seasons, and time itself are grounded in Him, the verse supports Saguna worship (including Linga worship) as a concrete means to approach the transcendent Lord who pervades all ritual and cosmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Shiva-upāsanā: recitation of Vedic hymns/metres with devotion, performance of Shiva-oriented yajña or pūjā, and steady japa of the Panchāksharī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to move from sorrow to inner steadiness.