Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24

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Devanagari script

ततो द्वारि स्थिता ये वै ब्रह्मणे तान्न्यवेदयन् । तेन ते विविशुर्वेश्म पिंडीभूयांडजन्मनः

Transliteration

tato dvāri sthitā ye vai brahmaṇe tānnyavedayan | tena te viviśurveśma piṃḍībhūyāṃḍajanmanaḥ

Translation

แล้วผู้ที่ยืนอยู่ ณ ประตูได้กราบทูลเรื่องของพวกเขาแด่พระพรหม ครั้นแล้วเหล่าสัตว์ผู้กำเนิดจากไข่จักรวาลก็รวมกันแน่นเป็นก้อนเดียว แล้วเข้าไปยังเรือนนั้น

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थिताः: standing
• स्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु), क्त/निष्ठा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/assurance)

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahmā/to the Brahmin (Brahmā)
• ब्रह्मणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• न्यवेदयन्: informed/announced
• न्यवेदयन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद्/√वेद् (धातु; causative sense ‘to inform’)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः—‘न्यवेदयन्’ = अवेदयन्/निवेदयन् (they informed)

• तेन: thereby/thereupon
• तेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/हेतुवाचक

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विविशुः: entered
• विविशुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वेश्म: the house/palace
• वेश्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पिण्डीभूय: having clustered together
• पिण्डीभूय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पिण्डी-भू (अव्ययीभाव/कृदन्त; √भू (धातु), त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having become a mass/cluster’

• अण्डजन्मनः: of the egg-born (beings)
• अण्डजन्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्डज-न्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—अण्डात् जन्म यस्य (तत्पुरुष; ‘egg-born’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Hiraṇyagarbha/aṇḍa-janma imagery (cosmic egg cosmology) evoked

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights how embodied beings (aṇḍaja—born within cosmic manifestation) move in ordered dependence, approaching higher governance (Brahmā) within the created realm—implying the Shaiva view that all cosmic functions proceed under divine ordinance, ultimately grounded in Pati (Śiva).

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

Though the verse is narrative and centered on Brahmā, it supports the broader Shaiva framework: Brahmā’s administrative role belongs to the manifest (saguṇa) cosmos, whereas Linga-worship points beyond cosmic hierarchy to Śiva as the supreme ground and inner ruler of all functions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined approach and reverence: approach the divine through proper inner “gatekeeping” (purity and restraint), supported by Shaiva sādhana such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and wearing vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of Śiva’s lordship over creation.