Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

Śiva’s Boon to Viśvakarman and the Manifestation of Devī

Bhavānī/Parāśakti

Devanagari script

यामाहुर्ब्रह्मविद्वांसो देवीं दिव्यगुणान्विताम् । परस्य परमां शक्तिं भवस्य परमात्मनः

Transliteration

yāmāhurbrahmavidvāṃso devīṃ divyaguṇānvitām | parasya paramāṃ śaktiṃ bhavasya paramātmanaḥ

Translation

通达梵（Brahman）者宣说：她是具足神圣德相的女神——是至上者的至上力量（Śakti），是婆伐（Bhava，即湿婆）这位最高自性的无上能量。

Word by Word

• yām: whom/which (her)
• yām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun referring to 'devīm'

• āhuḥ: have said/call
• āhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• brahma-vidvāṃsaḥ: knowers of Brahman
• brahma-vidvāṃsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + vidvas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; subject of 'āhuḥ'

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; in apposition to 'yām' as object of 'āhuḥ'

• divya-guṇa-anvitām: endowed with divine qualities
• divya-guṇa-anvitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying 'devīm'

• parasya: of the Supreme
• parasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; dependent genitive with 'śaktim'

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying 'śaktim'

• śaktim: power/energy
• śaktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object-complement of 'āhuḥ' (they call her as...)

• bhavasya: of Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 'of Bhava (Śiva)'

• paramātmanaḥ: of the Supreme Self
• paramātmanaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paramātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; in apposition to 'bhavasya'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It affirms the Shaiva vision that the Supreme (Śiva as Paramātman) is inseparable from His supreme Power (Śakti), revered as the Goddess endowed with divine attributes—pointing to liberation through realizing Shiva–Shakti unity.

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

In Saguna worship, the Liṅga signifies Śiva as the Supreme, while devotion to Devī as His Śakti completes the theology of manifestation—Śiva as the transcendent Lord and Śakti as His operative power in grace, creation, and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on the inseparable Shiva–Śakti principle while reciting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating Śiva as Paramātman and Devī as His supreme Śakti; this supports bhakti and inner yoga-oriented worship.