Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 38

अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas

Devanagari script

असादृश्यं च सर्वस्य निर्माणं जगतः पृथक् । शुभाशुभस्य करणं प्राजापत्यैश्च संयुतम्

Transliteration

asādṛśyaṃ ca sarvasya nirmāṇaṃ jagataḥ pṛthak | śubhāśubhasya karaṇaṃ prājāpatyaiśca saṃyutam

Translation

وہ تمام مخلوقات میں طرح طرح کی گوناگونی پیدا کرتا ہے اور کائنات کو جدا جدا صورتوں میں بناتا ہے۔ تخلیق کی پرجاپتی قوتوں کے ساتھ مل کر وہی نیک و بد نتائج کا سبب بھی بنتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• असादृश्यम्: dissimilarity
• असादृश्यम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असादृश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; abstract noun ‘dissimilarity’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive ‘of all’

• निर्माणम्: creation
• निर्माणम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘creation/formation’

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive ‘of the world’

• पृथक्: separately/distinctly
• पृथक्: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘separately/distinctly’

• शुभ: good
• शुभ: सम्बन्ध (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग ‘good/auspicious’

• अशुभस्य: of good and evil
• अशुभस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास: शुभ-अशुभ (itaretara-dvandva) in genitive ‘of good and evil’

• करणम्: the causing/bringing about
• करणम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘causing/doing; instrumentality’

• प्राजापत्यैः: with the Prajāpatyas
• प्राजापत्यैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; instrumental ‘with/through Prajāpatyas (beings/forces)’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• संयुतम्: associated/combined
• संयुतम्: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुत (कृदन्त; √युज् ‘to join’ (धातु))
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agrees with (करणम्/निर्माणम्) ‘joined/associated’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as the ultimate causal principle behind the universe’s diversity and the experience of good and bad results, while implying that liberation comes from knowing Him as the transcendent Pati beyond these dualities.

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

Since Shiva is taught as the inner cause working through creation’s powers, the Linga serves as the accessible Saguna symbol through which devotees contemplate that one Lord who manifests all forms yet remains beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady meditation that Shiva is the witness and inner controller of karmic opposites (śubha/āśubha), supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrāksha where customary.