Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 74

शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)

Devanagari script

स वक्ष्यते समासेन तस्य शक्यो न विस्तरः

Transliteration

sa vakṣyate samāsena tasya śakyo na vistaraḥ

Translation

คำสอนนั้นจะกล่าวโดยย่อ เพราะการขยายความโดยพิสดารทั้งหมดไม่อาจกล่าวได้

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (topic)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वक्ष्यते: will be stated
• वक्ष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• समासेन: briefly
• समासेन: Karana (करण/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘in brief’ (instrumental of manner)

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शक्यः: possible
• शक्यः: Karta (कर्ता—विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य (प्रातिपदिक; √शक् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• विस्तरः: detailed expansion
• विस्तरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-tattva is immeasurable: scripture can guide through concise instruction, but the Infinite (Pati, Shiva) cannot be exhausted by words—realization completes what speech can only point to.

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

By admitting the limits of verbal elaboration, it supports the Shaiva approach of using accessible Saguna supports—Linga, mantra, and pūjā—as practical summaries that lead the devotee toward the ultimately indescribable Nirguna reality of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a concise sādhana: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Linga-dhyāna; let practice embody what cannot be fully explained in discourse.