Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3

अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace

Devanagari script

शिवस्य परिपूर्णस्य परानुग्रहमन्तरा । न किंचिदपि कर्तव्यमिति साधु विनिश्चितम्

Transliteration

śivasya paripūrṇasya parānugrahamantarā | na kiṃcidapi kartavyamiti sādhu viniścitam

Translation

正当地断定：对圆满具足的湿婆而言，实无任何必须作为之事——唯有向众生施与至上恩典。

Word by Word

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• परिपूर्णस्य: of the all-complete
• परिपूर्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier of genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: ‘परि’ उपसर्ग + √पॄ (पूरणे) → पूर्ण (भूतकृदन्त); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• परानुग्रहम्: favor to others; grace to others
• परानुग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object with ‘अन्तरा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: ‘पर’ (others) + ‘अनुग्रह’ (favor) षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अन्तरा: without; except
• अन्तरा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरा (अव्यय/उपपद)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) ‘without/except’; द्वितीयान्तेन सह प्रयोगः

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

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक ‘anything’

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘even/also’

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done; necessary
• कर्तव्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicative complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कर्तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be done’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• साधु: well; rightly
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/विशेषणवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसार्थक/क्रियाविशेषण (well; rightly)

• विनिश्चितम्: has been firmly decided
• विनिश्चितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + √चि (चयन/निश्चये) → विनिश्चित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘has been ascertained/decided’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is nirapekṣa (needs nothing) and pūrṇa (complete); creation and action are not compelled by lack, but liberation happens through His anugraha—grace that cuts the bonds (pāśa) of the soul (paśu).

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

Linga and saguna worship are approached as channels for receiving Śiva’s grace: the devotee offers bhakti and discipline, but the decisive factor for inner awakening and release is Śiva’s anugraha, not any “need” in Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate grace-receptivity through steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and devotion to the Linga; perform worship as surrender (śaraṇāgati), seeking anugraha rather than treating ritual as a mechanical transaction.