Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

विभूतिविस्तरप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Expansion of Śiva’s Vibhūti

Devanagari script

तं प्रपद्ये महादेवं सर्वज्ञमपराजितम् । विभूतिस्सकलं यस्य चराचरमिदं जगत्

Transliteration

taṃ prapadye mahādevaṃ sarvajñamaparājitam | vibhūtissakalaṃ yasya carācaramidaṃ jagat

Translation

میں اُس مہادیو کی پناہ لیتا ہوں جو سب کچھ جاننے والا اور ناقابلِ شکست ہے؛ جس کی وِبھوتی ہی یہ سارا چر اَچر جگت ہے۔

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (accusative singular)

• प्रपद्ये: I take refuge in / I approach
• प्रपद्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महान् देवः’

• सर्वज्ञम्: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘सर्वं जानाति’ (omniscient)

• अपराजितम्: unconquered
• अपराजितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + पराजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक नकार (negated adjective)

• विभूतिः: manifestation / power
• विभूतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (nominative singular)

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with implied ‘इदम्’/‘जगत्’ or with ‘चराचरम्’)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive singular)

• चर-अचरम्: moving and unmoving (beings)
• चर-अचरम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (moving and unmoving)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (nominative singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthāla) passage; it is a mangalācaraṇa-style śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva identifying the whole cosmos as His vibhūti.

Significance: Cultivates śaraṇāgati (refuge) and recognition that all carācara is Śiva’s vibhūti; supports the Siddhānta orientation of devotion leading to anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: तं प्रपद्ये महादेवं सर्वज्ञमपराजितम् । विभूतिस्सकलं यस्य चराचरमिदं जगत्

Type: stotra

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic immanence: the entire jagat (carācara) presented as Śiva’s vibhūti (all-pervasive sovereignty).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes prapatti (taking refuge) in Śiva as Pati—the omniscient, unconquered Lord—affirming that all beings and worlds are pervaded by His vibhūti, and that liberation begins with surrender to Him.

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

By declaring the whole cosmos as Śiva’s manifestation, it supports Saguna worship (such as the Śiva-liṅga) as a valid, concentrated focus for devotion to the same Supreme who transcends form yet graciously becomes accessible through form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple daily practice is Śiva-śaraṇāgati: mentally offer yourself at Śiva’s feet while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating the moving and unmoving universe as His vibhūti.