Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22

शक्त्यादिसृष्टिनिरूपणम् / The Account of Creation Beginning with Śakti

Devanagari script

प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां प्रधानपुरुषावुभौ । प्रविश्य क्षोभयामास मायायोगान्महेश्वरः

Transliteration

prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ pradhānapuruṣāvubhau | praviśya kṣobhayāmāsa māyāyogānmaheśvaraḥ

Translation

ครั้นรุ่งอรุณ พระมหาเทวะด้วยอานุภาพแห่งมายาโยคะ เสด็จเข้าสู่ทั้งประธานและปุรุษ แล้วก่อให้เกิดความสั่นไหวจนเริ่มการเคลื่อนไหวแห่งการงาน

Word by Word

• प्रभातायाम्: at dawn
• प्रभातायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रभाता), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: but / then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• शर्वर्याम्: in the night
• शर्वर्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रधानपुरुषौ: Pradhāna and Puruṣa
• प्रधानपुरुषौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रधान + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (प्रधानश्च पुरुषश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण ‘प्रधानपुरुषौ’

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having entered)

• क्षोभयामास: agitated / caused to stir
• क्षोभयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• मायायोगात्: by/through the union of māyā; due to māyā-yoga
• मायायोगात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मायायाः योगः); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: initial agitation (kṣobha) of pradhāna and puruṣa initiating manifestation

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Maheshvara)

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who, by His māyā-śakti, initiates the movement of cosmic principles—showing that creation is not independent, but governed by Maheśvara, and liberation comes by turning from Pradhāna-Puruṣa entanglement toward the Lord.

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

As Saguna, Śiva is worshipped as the immanent Lord who pervades and regulates all tattvas; the Liṅga symbolizes that all manifested nature and consciousness rest in Him, while He remains transcendent beyond them.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditatively contemplate Śiva as the inner governor of both body (Prakṛti/Pradhāna) and awareness (Puruṣa), repeating the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to disentangle from māyā and abide in the Lord as the true Self.