Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62

प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा

The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga

Devanagari script

ईदृशीं भ्रांतिमापन्न इति को ऽत्रापराध्यति । आस्तां ममेदमज्ञानं त्वयि सन्निहते प्रभो

Transliteration

īdṛśīṃ bhrāṃtimāpanna iti ko 'trāparādhyati | āstāṃ mamedamajñānaṃ tvayi sannihate prabho

Translation

เมื่อหลงผิดถึงเพียงนี้ ที่นี่ใครเล่าจะเป็นผู้ผิด? ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า พระองค์ทรงประทับอยู่ต่อหน้า—ขอทรงโปรดละล้างอวิชชาของข้าพเจ้าและประทานอภัย

Word by Word

• īdṛśīm: such, of this kind
• īdṛśīm: Viśeṣaṇa of karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies ‘bhrāntim’

• bhrāntim: delusion, error
• bhrāntim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• āpannaḥ: having fallen into
• āpannaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āpanna (प्रातिपदिक; √āp + क्त)
• Form: Past participle; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘having fallen into/attained’; subject implied (e.g., ‘I’)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-marker (वाक्यार्थ-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग) marking reported speech/thought

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय) ‘here/in this matter’

• aparādhyati: offends, is at fault
• aparādhyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: aparādh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्/laṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; ‘commits an offence’

• āstām: let it be
• āstām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्/loṭ), 3rd person, Singular; idiomatic ‘let it be/so be it’

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ajñānam: ignorance
• ajñānam: Pradhāna-nāmabhāva (predicate/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to ‘idam’

• tvayi: in you / when you are present
• tvayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Locative (7th), Singular

• sannihate: present, near
• sannihate: Viśeṣaṇa of adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sannihata (प्रातिपदिक; sam-ni-√dhā/√hā? + क्त; ‘present/near’)
• Form: Past participle used adjectivally; Masculine/Neuter Locative (7th), Singular; agrees with implied ‘tvayi’ context: ‘when (you are) present’

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

Speaker

A devotee/seekers’ voice addressing Lord Shiva (as narrated within the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā discourse, traditionally relayed by Sūta to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches Shaiva humility: when ajñāna (ignorance) causes error, the devotee stops blaming others and turns inward, surrendering to Shiva’s living presence as Pati, whose grace alone clears delusion.

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

The verse reflects the core of saguna-upāsanā: recognizing Shiva as personally present (sannihita) and approaching Him with confession and surrender—an attitude central to Linga worship where the Lord is invoked as immediately accessible.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is repentance and surrender during japa—especially Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—with a mindful confession of one’s confusion, followed by steady remembrance of Shiva’s presence.