Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

हिंसादि यन्निषिद्धं स्यान्न कुर्यान्मनसापि तत् । सदा भस्मानुलिप्तां गस्सुवेषश्च शुचिर्भवेत्

Transliteration

hiṃsādi yanniṣiddhaṃ syānna kuryānmanasāpi tat | sadā bhasmānuliptāṃ gassuveṣaśca śucirbhavet

Translation

สิ่งใดต้องห้าม เช่น การเบียดเบียน พึงไม่กระทำแม้ในใจ ควรทากายด้วยภัสมะศักดิ์สิทธิ์เสมอ แต่งกายตามวินัยแห่งพระศิวะ และดำรงความบริสุทธิ์

Word by Word

• हिंसादि: violence and the like
• हिंसादि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंसा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—“हिंसा-आदि (beginning with violence)” used as a collective term

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; relative pronoun—“whatever which”

• निषिद्धम्: forbidden
• निषिद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + सिध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → निषिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—“forbidden”

• स्यात्: may be/is to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

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

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental—“by mind/even mentally”

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun—object referring back to forbidden act

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-Visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• भस्मानुलिप्ताङ्गः: with limbs smeared with ash
• भस्मानुलिप्ताङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भस्म + अनु + लिप्त (कृदन्त; √लिप्) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—“भस्मना अनुलिप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्य” (whose limbs are smeared with ash). पाठभेदः: देवनागरी ‘भस्मानुलिप्तां गस्सुवेषश्च’ इत्यत्र ‘अङ्गः’ अपेक्षितः

• सुवेषः: well-dressed
• सुवेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“सुन्दरः वेषः यस्य/सु-वेषः” (well-dressed)

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

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; adjective—“pure/clean”

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Ethical purity (ahiṃsā etc.) and bhasma-dhāraṇa are universal Śaiva marks; they prepare the paśu for Śiva’s grace by reducing mala and pratibandha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Shaiva discipline (ācāra): true purity is not only external but also mental—one must renounce forbidden acts like violence even at the level of thought, while sustaining a life of Śiva-oriented purity symbolized by bhasma.

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

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is supported by inner and outer observances; bhasma and proper Shaiva marks cultivate remembrance of Saguna Śiva, while mental non-violence and restraint purify the devotee for deeper communion with the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain daily Shaiva conduct: avoid prohibited actions even mentally, apply bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a sacred reminder of Śiva, keep disciplined attire and cleanliness, and use this purity as the basis for mantra-japa and Linga-pūjā.