Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

तस्माद्विमुकुतिमन्विच्छञ्च्छिवमेव समाश्रयेत् । तमाश्रित्यैव देवानामपि मुक्तिर्न चान्यथा

Transliteration

tasmādvimukutimanvicchañcchivameva samāśrayet | tamāśrityaiva devānāmapi muktirna cānyathā

Translation

پس جو نجات/موکش چاہے وہ صرف شِو ہی کی پناہ لے۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ دیوتاؤں کو بھی مکتی اسی کے سہارے سے ملتی ہے، ورنہ نہیں۔

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादानार्थ-निबन्धन (Reason/Ablative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya); तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that’ (ablatival adverbial use)

• विमुक्तिम्: liberation
• विमुक्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg)

• अन्विच्छ: seek
• अन्विच्छ: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√इष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Sg); परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• समाश्रयेत्: should take refuge in
• समाश्रयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ√श्रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Sg); आत्मनेपदम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc/2nd), एकवचन (Sg)

• आश्रित्य: having taken refuge (in)
• आश्रित्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्यय-भाव (indeclinable verbal)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen/6th), बहुवचन (Pl)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: समुच्चय (Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom/1st), एकवचन (Sg)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga legend; it is a mokṣa-doctrine statement: śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Śiva alone is necessary even for devas to attain mukti.

Significance: Encourages exclusive Śiva-śaraṇāgati; in Siddhānta terms, mokṣa is through Śiva’s anugraha overcoming pāśa (bondage) and ripening the paśu (soul).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse asserts Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) and the sole giver of mokṣa; liberation arises from surrender to Him, not merely from status, merit, or even divinity.

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

Taking refuge in Śiva is practically expressed through Saguna worship—especially Liṅga-upāsanā—where devotion, offering, and remembrance focus the seeker on Śiva as the liberating Reality behind all forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady Śiva-smaraṇa; these are standard Śaiva means for orienting the mind toward liberation.