Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

देवदेव उवाच । सा दशा च व्यतीता किं तव सर्वांगसुन्दरि । यस्यामनुनयोपायः को ऽपि कोपान्न लभ्यते

Transliteration

devadeva uvāca | sā daśā ca vyatītā kiṃ tava sarvāṃgasundari | yasyāmanunayopāyaḥ ko 'pi kopānna labhyate

Translation

天中之天说道：“噢，肢体皆妙的美者，那般情状可已从你身上消退？在那境地里，由于起于嗔怒，任何和解之道都难以寻得。”

Word by Word

• देवदेवः: Lord of gods
• देवदेवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; speaker tag)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (देवानां देवः) — Nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सा: that (state)
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दशा: condition/state
• दशा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• व्यतीता: has passed
• व्यतीता: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अतीत (कृदन्त; √इ धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘passed’

• किम्: what?
• किम्: प्रश्न (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरि: O all-limbed beauty
• सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose all limbs are beautiful’ (सर्वाणि अङ्गानि सुन्दराणि यस्याः)

• यस्याम्: in which (state)
• यस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Locative singular (relative)

• अनुनय-उपायः: means of conciliation
• अनुनय-उपायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुनय + उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अनुनयस्य उपायः)

• कः: anyone/which
• कः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; interrogative/indefinite with ‘api’

• अपि: even/any
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; indefinitizing ‘even/any’

• कोपात्: from anger
• कोपात्: अपादान (Apādāna/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — Ablative singular

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Devadeva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights krodha (anger) as a binding force (pāśa) that blocks harmony and spiritual receptivity; Shiva, as Pati (the Lord), points toward restoring inner balance so grace and right understanding can arise.

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

Approaching the Liṅga/Saguna Shiva is traditionally paired with śānti (inner calm) and devotion; the verse implies that anger disrupts the very disposition needed for genuine pūjā and for receiving Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to pacify anger through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a brief śānti-bhāvanā (calming contemplation) before worship, so reconciliation and devotion become possible.