Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 98

Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā

Devanagari script

क्रियादिशिवकर्मभ्यः शिवज्ञानं प्रसाधयेत् । तद्दर्शनगताः सर्वे मुक्ता एव न संशयः

Transliteration

kriyādiśivakarmabhyaḥ śivajñānaṃ prasādhayet | taddarśanagatāḥ sarve muktā eva na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Sa pamamagitan ng mga gawi ng Śaiva—na nagsisimula sa mga ritwal at banal na pagkilos—dapat ganap na maitatag ang kaalaman kay Śiva. Lahat ng nakapasok sa tuwirang darśana (pangitain) Niya ay tunay nang pinalaya; walang alinlangan dito.

Word by Word

• क्रियादिशिवकर्मभ्यः: from ritual actions and other Shiva-acts
• क्रियादिशिवकर्मभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā-ādi + śiva-karma (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; समासः: क्रियादि (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-सदृश ‘आदि’ समुच्चय) + शिवकर्म (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शिवज्ञानम्: knowledge of Shiva
• शिवज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: शिवस्य ज्ञानम्

• प्रसाधयेत्: should accomplish, should bring about
• प्रसाधयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sādh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: of that (him)
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपद-रूपेण (in compound)

• दर्शनगताः: those who have attained his vision
• दर्शनगताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: darśana + gata (gam धातु + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: दर्शने गताः (entered into/attained the vision)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मुक्ताः: liberated
• मुक्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mukta (muc धातु + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used as predicate adjective); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• न: not, no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Generalized Siddhānta claim: Śaiva kriyā (ritual discipline) matures into Śiva-jñāna; darśana (direct realization) is liberative by Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states a Shaiva Siddhanta-style progression: disciplined Śaiva action (kriyā) matures into Śiva-jñāna, and the fruit of that realization—Śiva-darśana—is moksha.

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

Śiva-kriyā includes Saguna worship such as Linga-pūjā; through such devoted practice the devotee becomes fit for Śiva’s grace, culminating in direct experience (darśana) and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śaiva kriyā—Linga worship with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with purity disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa where prescribed—aimed at ripening into contemplation and Śiva-jñāna.