Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20

सर्‍वेश्वर-परमकारण-निरूपणम् / The Supreme Lord as the Uncaused Cause

Devanagari script

अखंडजगदंडानां पिंडीकरणपंडितः । औदार्यवीर्यगांभीर्यमाधुर्यमकरालयः

Transliteration

akhaṃḍajagadaṃḍānāṃ piṃḍīkaraṇapaṃḍitaḥ | audāryavīryagāṃbhīryamādhuryamakarālayaḥ

Translation

彼为至上巧匠，能将无量不断之宇宙诸界摄为一体；彼亦为广大海藏，慷慨、神力、深邃与甘美皆安住其中。

Word by Word

• अखण्ड-जगत्-अण्डानाम्: of the unbroken cosmic eggs (universes)
• अखण्ड-जगत्-अण्डानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (अखण्ड-जगत्) + तत्पुरुष (जगत्-अण्ड)

• पिण्डीकरण-पण्डितः: expert in consolidation (integration)
• पिण्डीकरण-पण्डितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डीकरण (प्रातिपदिक) + पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पिण्डीकरणे पण्डितः (expert in consolidation)

• औदार्य-वीर्य-गाम्भीर्य-माधुर्य-मकर-आलयः: abode of generosity, valor, depth, and sweetness
• औदार्य-वीर्य-गाम्भीर्य-माधुर्य-मकर-आलयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गाम्भीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माधुर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मकर (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: यस्य औदार्य-वीर्य-गाम्भीर्य-माधुर्याणि मकराः, तेषाम् आलयः इव (metaphoric: abode of these qualities)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who integrates the entire multiplicity of worlds into a single reality, indicating His sovereignty over creation and His role as the ground of unity behind all diversity.

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

By describing Shiva as the ocean of all auspicious qualities, it supports Saguna contemplation—worshipping the Linga as the accessible, concentrated symbol of the One who pervades and unifies all cosmic realms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva’s guṇas (magnanimity, power, depth, sweetness) while chanting the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and hold the Linga in mind as the single point (piṇḍa) that gathers the vast cosmos into divine unity.