Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

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

Devanagari script

अबिस्रब्धो न कुर्वीत कर्म दृष्टफलं क्वचित् । स खल्वश्रद्धधानः स्यान्नाश्रद्धः फलमृच्छति

Transliteration

abisrabdho na kurvīta karma dṛṣṭaphalaṃ kvacit | sa khalvaśraddhadhānaḥ syānnāśraddhaḥ phalamṛcchati

Translation

ไม่ควรทำกรรมด้วยความร้อนรนหวังผลที่เห็นได้ทันที เพราะผู้นั้นย่อมไร้ศรัทธา (ศรัทธาอันเคารพ) และผู้ไร้ศรัทธาย่อมไม่บรรลุผลแท้จริง

Word by Word

• अ-विश्रब्धः: not careless; not overconfident
• अ-विश्रब्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रब्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अ- (नञ्-उपसर्ग/प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-निषेधयुक्त विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

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

• कर्म: action; deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• दृष्ट-फलम्: having visible results
• दृष्ट-फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √दृश्) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे: ‘दृष्टं फलम् यस्य’ (neut. acc. sg.)

• क्वचित्: ever; at any time; anywhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (pronoun)

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Discourse/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अ-श्रद्ध-धानः: without faith; faithless
• अ-श्रद्ध-धानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + धान (कृदन्त; √धा, शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त) + अ- (नञ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रद्धां धारयति’ → श्रद्धधान; तस्य अभावः (masc. nom. sg.)

• स्यात्: would be; should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अ-श्रद्धः: one without faith
• अ-श्रद्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अ- (नञ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-निषेधयुक्त विशेषण (masc. nom. sg.)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• ऋच्छति: attains; reaches
• ऋच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ्/ऋ (धातु; गत्यर्थ)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga passage; it teaches the inner qualification (śraddhā) and the proper tempo of practice—unhurried, not driven by immediate visible gain.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual karma and worship must be grounded in śraddhā and steadiness, not in impatience for quick, visible gains; without faith, the deeper fruit—inner purification and Shiva’s grace—does not mature.

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

Linga-worship is meant to nurture continuous devotion and surrender to Shiva’s timing; approaching Saguna Shiva merely for immediate boons reflects a lack of śraddhā, which blocks the ripening of lasting spiritual results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily Linga-pūjā with calm regularity—optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—without bargaining for instant outcomes.