Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 1

योगप्रकारनिर्णयः

Classification and Definition of Yoga

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । ज्ञाने क्रियायां चर्यायां सारमुद्धृत्य संग्रहात् । उक्तं भगवता सर्वं श्रुतं श्रुतिसमं मया

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | jñāne kriyāyāṃ caryāyāṃ sāramuddhṛtya saṃgrahāt | uktaṃ bhagavatā sarvaṃ śrutaṃ śrutisamaṃ mayā

Translation

ศรีกฤษณะตรัสว่า—เมื่อได้สกัดสาระของญาณ กริยา และจรรยา แล้วรวบรวมเป็นบทสรุป ข้าพเจ้าได้สดับถ้อยคำทั้งปวงที่พระภควานทรงตรัส ซึ่งมีอำนาจเทียบเท่าศรุติ (พระเวท)۔

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता; समासः—कर्मधारय (श्रीः + कृष्णः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ज्ञाने: in knowledge
• ज्ञाने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (domain/field)

• क्रियायाम्: in action/ritual activity
• क्रियायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• चर्यायाम्: in conduct/practice
• चर्यायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सारम्: the essence
• सारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object of uddhṛtya)

• उद्धृत्य: having extracted
• उद्धृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; क्रियाविशेषण—पूर्वक्रिया (having extracted)

• संग्रहात्: from the collection/compendium
• संग्रहात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (source: from a compendium/collection)

• उक्तम्: was stated
• उक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे मुख्यवाक्य-क्रियापद (it was said)

• भगवता: by the Lord
• भगवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ (agent in passive: by the Lord)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) उक्तम्/श्रुतम्-इति

• श्रुतम्: heard/learnt
• श्रुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘heard/learnt’

• श्रुतिसमम्: equal to the Veda
• श्रुतिसमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रुत्या समम् = equal to the Veda); विशेषण (of śrutam)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्तृ/करण (agent: by me)

Speaker

Sri Krishna

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śiva’s teaching as śruti-samāna (Veda-equivalent), legitimizing the path of jñāna-kriyā-caryā as a complete soteriology leading to liberation by grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Bhagavan

FAQs

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

It establishes that the Shiva-centered teaching integrates jñāna (right understanding), kriyā (sacred practice), and caryā (ethical-devotional discipline), and that such instruction is regarded as Śruti-like—authoritative for liberation-oriented life.

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

By affirming kriyā and caryā alongside jñāna, it supports Saguna worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—as a valid, scripturally grounded path when performed with right understanding, culminating in realization of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to a balanced sādhana: study and contemplation (jñāna), regular Shiva worship and mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” (kriyā), and disciplined conduct like purity, devotion, and service (caryā).