Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा

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

Devanagari script

भूतानुग्रहणं चैव मुच्यंते येन जंतवः । लोकेष्वपि यतो वाचो निवृत्ता मनसा सह

Transliteration

bhūtānugrahaṇaṃ caiva mucyaṃte yena jaṃtavaḥ | lokeṣvapi yato vāco nivṛttā manasā saha

Translation

Tunay na sa pamamagitan ng mapagpalang biyaya ng Panginoon sa lahat ng nilalang, ang mga nilalang ay napapalaya; at Siya rin ang pinagmumulan na kahit sa lahat ng daigdig, ang pananalita, kasama ang isip, ay umurong, hindi Siya maabot.

Word by Word

• भूत-अनुग्रहणम्: the favoring (grace) of beings
• भूत-अनुग्रहणम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक; √ग्रह् (धातु) + अनु- उपसर्ग + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: भूतानाम् अनुग्रहणम्

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• मुच्यन्ते: are liberated / are released
• मुच्यन्ते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive): 'are released'

• येन: by which / by whom
• येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जन्तवः: creatures / beings
• जन्तवः: कर्ता (Subject of passive; logical patient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• यतः: from which / whence
• यतः: अपादान/हेतु (Source/Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अपादानार्थ (from which/whence; because)

• वाचः: words / speech
• वाचः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (वाक्-शब्दस्य बहुवचनरूपम्)

• निवृत्ताः: have withdrawn / have ceased
• निवृत्ताः: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; वाचः इति विशेष्येण सह लिङ्ग-वचन-साम्य

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: सहकारक-सम्बन्ध (Accompaniment; with saha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सम्बन्ध (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that liberation is not merely an intellectual attainment; it occurs through Shiva’s anugraha (grace). Shiva is the transcendent Pati, beyond the reach of mind and speech, and realization culminates where mental constructions and verbal definitions fall silent.

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

Though Shiva is ultimately beyond mind and speech (nirguṇa), devotees approach Him through saguna supports such as the Shiva Linga, mantra, and pūjā. Linga-worship channels devotion and surrender so that, by grace, the seeker is led beyond symbols into direct, wordless knowing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is mantra-japa with inward withdrawal: repeat the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and practice pratyāhāra (turning senses inward) until speech and mind become quiet, cultivating receptivity to Shiva’s grace.