Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 84

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सम्यगुपेक्षां च त्यक्त्वा सर्वांगयोगतः । कुर्यात्काम्यानि कर्माणि फलसिद्धिं यदीच्छति

Transliteration

tasmātsamyagupekṣāṃ ca tyaktvā sarvāṃgayogataḥ | kuryātkāmyāni karmāṇi phalasiddhiṃ yadīcchati

Translation

ฉะนั้นจงละความเพิกเฉยเสีย แล้วประกอบกรรมพิธีที่มุ่งผลด้วยการมีส่วนร่วมอย่างถูกต้องของกายใจและอินทรีย์ทั้งปวง; หากปรารถนาความสำเร็จแห่งผล จงทำให้ถูกวิธี

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly)

• उपेक्षाम्: neglect/indifference
• उपेक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपेक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having abandoned’

• सर्वाङ्गयोगतः: by means of complete (all-limbed) discipline
• सर्वाङ्गयोगतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग + योग (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘-तः’ प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): ‘from/through the yoga of all limbs’

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• काम्यानि: desire-motivated (optional)
• काम्यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्माणि इति विशेषणम्

• कर्माणि: actions/rites
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• फलसिद्धिम्: attainment of the result
• फलसिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (फलस्य सिद्धिः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches ‘sāṅgopāṅga’ correctness—full engagement (sarvāṅga-yoga) in worship—so that intended fruits mature; frames ritual as disciplined yoga of body-speech-mind.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that results—worldly or religious—arise from disciplined, properly executed action, not from careless neglect; in Shaiva thought, right effort becomes a supportive means that can be offered to Shiva, while inner detachment matures through correct practice.

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

Linga-worship emphasizes vidhi (proper procedure) and bhāva (right intent). This verse aligns with Saguna Shiva worship by stressing complete, attentive performance—mantra, offerings, and conduct—so that the intended fruit of the rite is fulfilled.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies doing Shiva-pūjā and japa with full engagement and correctness—steady mantra recitation (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), proper observances, and focused attention—rather than casual or indifferent practice.