Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 27

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

प्रारब्धं प्रबलं चेत्स्यान्नश्येद्रो गजरादिकम् । जपाद्यमिष्टदेवस्य वारादीनां फलं विदुः

Transliteration

prārabdhaṃ prabalaṃ cetsyānnaśyedro gajarādikam | japādyamiṣṭadevasya vārādīnāṃ phalaṃ viduḥ

Translation

Kapag ang bigat ng prārabdha-karma (nakatalagang bunga ng karma na nagsimula na) ay naging lubhang malakas, maaaring mabigo kahit ang mga lunas gaya ng gamot at iba pang paraan upang pawiin ang sakit at pagdurusa. Ngunit batid ng marurunong na ang mga pagtalima na nagsisimula sa mga banal na panata (vrata) at ang mga pagsasanay na nagsisimula sa japa—na iniaalay sa piniling Panginoon—ay tiyak na nagbubunga.

Word by Word

• प्रारब्धम्: (one's) prārabdha (operative destiny)
• प्रारब्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prārabdha (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + आ + √रभ् (धातु) → क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used as noun: begun/operative karma)

• प्रबलम्: strong
• प्रबलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of प्रारब्धम्)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cet (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle: if)

• स्यात्: should be; were to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नश्येत्: would perish; would be destroyed
• नश्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रोगः: disease
• रोगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• गज-र-आदिकम्: elephant-disease etc. (a class of ailments)
• गज-र-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja-ra-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; गज + र + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समाहार/आदि-तत्पुरुष (etc. beginning with elephant/‘gaja-ra’)

• जप-आदि: japa etc.
• जप-आदि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; जप + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; आदि-तत्पुरुष (japa and the like)

• अम्: (suffix)
• अम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: (sandhi placeholder)
• Form: पाठभेद-सन्दिग्ध: 'जपाद्यम्' इत्यत्र 'अम्' द्वितीया-एकवचन प्रत्ययः; पृथक् पदं न

• इष्टदेवस्य: of the chosen deity
• इष्टदेवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣṭa-deva (प्रातिपदिक; इष्ट + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (chosen/dear deity)

• वार-आदीनाम्: of (vows on) weekdays etc.
• वार-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāra-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; वार + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; आदि-तत्पुरुष (of fast-days/vāras etc.)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• विदुः: they know; they declare
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches that when prārabdha and afflictions overpower ordinary remedies, Śiva-upāsanā (japa, vrata) remains efficacious—supporting pilgrimage/vrata culture centered on Śiva as Paśupati who loosens bonds.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when prārabdha-karma is intense, worldly measures may not suffice, but Śiva-oriented sādhana—especially japa and vrata—still yields spiritual and karmic fruition, aligning the soul toward Śiva’s grace.

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

In the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā, Śiva worship is presented as practical and transformative; japa and observances directed to Saguna Śiva (often through Liṅga-pūjā) are upheld as reliable means to purify bondage (pāśa) and steady devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular mantra-japa (classically the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) along with vrata-based discipline—such as fasting, restraint, and focused Śiva-pūjā—undertaken with faith and continuity.