Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)

Devanagari script

तथायमपि संतुष्टो गुरुः पापं क्षणाद्दहेत् । मनसा कर्मणा वाचा गुरोः क्रोधं न कारयेत्

Transliteration

tathāyamapi saṃtuṣṭo guruḥ pāpaṃ kṣaṇāddahet | manasā karmaṇā vācā guroḥ krodhaṃ na kārayet

Translation

ฉันนั้น เมื่อคุรุพอพระทัย ท่านย่อมเผาบาปได้ในชั่วขณะ ดังนั้นด้วยใจ ด้วยการกระทำ และด้วยวาจา อย่าก่อให้คุรุพิโรธ

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: प्रकार (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; एवम् (thus)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/अवधारण (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक (also/even)

• सन्तुष्टः: pleased, satisfied
• सन्तुष्टः: विशेषण (qualifier of गुरु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: अपादान/काल (time-from; ablatival)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; Ablative singular

• दहेत्: should burn (away)
• दहेत्: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 3rd singular optative

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: करण (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• कर्मणा: by deed
• कर्मणा: करण (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• वाचा: by speech
• वाचा: करण (instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• कारयेत्: should cause/produce
• कारयेत्: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative), विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'should cause to do/make'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a shrine narrative; doctrinal climax: when the guru is saṃtuṣṭa, pāpa is burned ‘in an instant’—a compact statement of anugraha’s supremacy over gradual expiation.

Significance: Positions guru-prasāda as the highest ‘pilgrimage fruit’: swift pāśa-kṣaya through pleasing the guru via purity of thought, word, and deed.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Guru-tattva: when the Guru is pleased, karmic bondage (pāpa) is destroyed swiftly through grace, so the seeker must guard purity of thought, word, and deed to avoid guru-aparādha and progress toward Shiva-realization.

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

In Shaiva tradition, the Guru transmits right understanding and disciplined worship of Saguna Shiva (including Linga-pūjā and mantra). Pleasing the Guru stabilizes devotion and correct practice, making worship fruitful and removing obstacles born of past karma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily guru-vandana (salutation), maintain restraint in speech, and do mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility—treating service to the Guru as a core sādhanā that prevents angering the preceptor.