Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 48

सर्‍वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause

Devanagari script

दीर्घसूत्रसमारब्धं दिव्यवर्षसहस्रकम् । सत्रांते मंत्रयोगेन वायुस्तत्र गमिष्यति

Transliteration

dīrghasūtrasamārabdhaṃ divyavarṣasahasrakam | satrāṃte maṃtrayogena vāyustatra gamiṣyati

Translation

Ang mahabang ritwal na satra na sinimulan matapos ang matagal na paghahanda ay magtatagal ng isang libong banal na taon. Sa pagtatapos ng satra, sa kapangyarihan ng disiplina ng mantra-yoga, paroroon si Vāyu sa dakong iyon.

Word by Word

• दीर्घसूत्र-समारब्धम्: begun with procrastination / long-delayed commencement
• दीर्घसूत्र-समारब्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घसूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समारब्ध (कृदन्त; √रभ्/रम्भ् (धातु) उपसर्ग-सम्-आ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण—“दीर्घसूत्रेण समारब्धम्/दीर्घसूत्रं समारब्धम्” (determinative)

• दिव्य-वर्ष-सहस्रकम्: a thousand divine years
• दिव्य-वर्ष-सहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—दिव्यानि वर्षाणि (तत्पुरुष) + सहस्रकम् (सहस्र-प्रमाणम्)

• सत्र-अन्ते: at the end of the sacrificial session
• सत्र-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सत्रस्य अन्ते’ (locative)

• मन्त्र-योगेन: by the method/application of mantras
• मन्त्र-योगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मन्त्रस्य योगेन/मन्त्रयोगेन’ (instrumental: by means of mantra-application)

• वायुः: Vāyu (the Wind-god)
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• गमिष्यति: will go
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: A prolonged satra spanning a thousand divine years (deva-kāla scale)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

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

It highlights that sustained sacred discipline—spanning even “divine time”—bears fruit, and that mantra-yoga has real efficacy to move and purify the life-force (Vāyu), aligning it toward a sanctified goal in the Shaiva path.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, mantra-yoga is a primary means to approach Saguna Shiva (worshipful Lord with attributes) through regulated rites and inner recitation; the satra’s culmination suggests ripening of practice that leads the devotee’s prana toward Shiva-oriented worship and realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Consistent mantra-japa and disciplined ritual observance (yajna/vrata), treating mantra as yoga—steady repetition with purity, focus, and breath-regulation—so that prana (vayu) becomes directed and spiritually refined.