Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

भद्रस्य दिव्यरथारोहणं शङ्खनादश्च — Bhadra’s Divine Chariot-Ascent and the Conch-Blast

Devanagari script

तस्मान्नावेदनिर्दिष्टं न चेश्वरबहिष्कृतम् । नासत्परिगृहीतं च कर्म कुर्यात्कदाचन

Transliteration

tasmānnāvedanirdiṣṭaṃ na ceśvarabahiṣkṛtam | nāsatparigṛhītaṃ ca karma kuryātkadācana

Translation

Vì thế, chớ bao giờ làm nghi lễ không được thánh giáo chỉ dạy; cũng chớ làm việc bị Đấng Tối Thượng khước từ; và tuyệt đối đừng đảm nhận hành nghiệp nghi lễ do kẻ hư vọng, bất chính đã theo đuổi.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुं, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (ablative singular)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• आवेदन-निर्दिष्टम्: (a deed) prescribed/indicated by petition (self-serving request)
• आवेदन-निर्दिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āvedana (प्रातिपदिक) + nirdiṣṭa (diś् धातु → निर्दिष्ट कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (आवेदनेन निर्दिष्टम् = petition/statement-indicated); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म इति विशेषणम्

• न: nor
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• ईश्वर-बहिष्कृतम्: (a deed) rejected by the Lord
• ईश्वर-बहिष्कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + bahiṣkṛta (kṛ धातु → बहिष्कृत कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (ईश्वरेण बहिष्कृतम् = rejected by the Lord); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म इति विशेषणम्

• न: nor
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• असत्-परिगृहीतम्: (a deed) adopted by the wicked/false
• असत्-परिगृहीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asat (प्रातिपदिक) + parigṛhīta (grah धातु → परिगृहीत कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (असता परिगृहीतम् = accepted/undertaken by the wicked/untrue); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म इति विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• कर्म: action, deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कदाचन: ever, at any time
• कदाचन: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb), निषेधसह (with negation: ever)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a sthala-purāṇa passage; it lays down a general Siddhāntic norm: karma/ācāra must be āgama/śāstra-pramāṇa and īśvara-anugṛhīta, not laukika/asat-pravṛtti.

Significance: Frames pilgrimage/vrata/pujā as valid only when aligned with śāstra and īśvara-ājñā; discourages heterodox or adhārmic ritualism.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual progress in Shaiva Dharma depends on actions aligned with śāstra and the will of Pati (Lord Shiva), avoiding practices rooted in falsehood or adharmic motives that strengthen pāśa (bondage) rather than lead toward liberation.

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

Linga-worship is to be performed as Shiva-ājñā (the Lord’s ordinance) through authorized methods—mantra, offering, and discipline—rather than improvised or prohibited rites; this preserves the purity of bhakti and the sanctity of Saguna Shiva-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow prescribed Shaiva practice—such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined, scripture-aligned worship—while avoiding unapproved rituals; keep conduct and offerings sattvic and in accordance with Shiva’s injunctions.