Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

काम्यकर्मविभागः — Taxonomy of Kāmya (Desire-Motivated) Śaiva Rites

Devanagari script

शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं प्रसन्नं शीतलद्युतिम् । विद्युद्वलयसंकाशजटामुकुटभूषितम्

Transliteration

śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ prasannaṃ śītaladyutim | vidyudvalayasaṃkāśajaṭāmukuṭabhūṣitam

Translation

Ngài hiện ra như pha lê tinh khiết—an nhiên, trong sáng, rạng ngời ánh quang mát dịu—đầu đội mũ miện kết bằng búi tóc jata, chói lòa như vành sét.

Word by Word

• शुद्ध-स्फटिक-संकाशम्: resembling pure crystal
• शुद्ध-स्फटिक-संकाशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + स्फटिक (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रसन्नम्: serene / gracious
• प्रसन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त; √सद् with प्र-; PPP used adjectivally)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शीतल-द्युतिम्: having cool radiance
• शीतल-द्युतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विद्युत्-वलय-संकाश-जटा-मुकुट-भूषितम्: adorned with a matted-hair crown resembling a lightning-girdle
• विद्युत्-वलय-संकाश-जटा-मुकुट-भूषितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वलय (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक) + जटा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a dhyāna-style iconographic description (dhyānaśloka) of Śiva’s luminous, serene form—more aligned with meditation/visualization than a specific Jyotirliṅga legend.

Significance: Meditating on Śiva’s ‘śuddha-sphaṭika’ (pure crystal) radiance is traditionally linked with citta-prasāda (clarity of mind) and readiness for anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents a dhyāna-mūrti of Shiva: purity (crystal-like clarity), prasāda (serene grace), and śītala-tejas (cool, pacifying radiance) that quiets bondage-born agitation—guiding the devotee toward inner stillness where Pati (Shiva) is realized as the liberating Lord.

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

While the Linga points to Shiva’s transcendent (nirguṇa) reality, this verse supports saguna-upāsanā by giving a concrete, auspicious form for contemplation—helping the mind become one-pointed, which then ripens into deeper insight into Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice dhyāna: visualize Shiva as pure crystal with cool radiance and a luminous jaṭā-crown, and mentally repeat the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to stabilize attention and invoke Shiva’s calming grace.