Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40

शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)

Devanagari script

अन्यान्देवान्परित्यज्य कर्मणा मनसा गिरा । तमेव सांबं सगणं भज भावपुरस्सरम्

Transliteration

anyāndevānparityajya karmaṇā manasā girā | tameva sāṃbaṃ sagaṇaṃ bhaja bhāvapurassaram

Translation

舍弃一切他神，当以身、以意、以语，唯独礼敬他——与乌玛同在、并率诸伽那的娑摩婆；以至诚奉爱为先。

Word by Word

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; देवान्-विशेषणम्

• देवान्: gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of abandoning)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-tyaj (धातु) + lyap (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having abandoned’

• कर्मणा: by action
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• गिरा: by speech
• गिरा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: alone
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Restriction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• साम्बम्: Sāmba (Shiva)
• साम्बम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स-गणम्: with his gaṇas
• स-गणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘with attendants’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तम्/साम्बम्-विशेषणम्

• भज: worship
• भज: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भाव-पुरःसरम्: with devotion foremost
• भाव-पुरःसरम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (‘with devotion in front/leading’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भज-क्रियायाः प्रकारवाचक/तं-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches ekānta-bhakti (single-point devotion) to Śiva with Umā; in Siddhānta terms, turning from subsidiary devatā-upāsanā to Pati-upāsanā is a movement out of tirodhāna toward eligibility for anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It teaches ananya-bhakti (single-hearted devotion): liberation-oriented worship becomes complete when one centers all action, thought, and speech on Pati—Lord Śiva—placing bhāva (devotional intention) above mere outer performance.

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

By praising “Śiva with Umā and His gaṇas,” the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Shiva in a personal, worshipable form (commonly through the Śiva-liṅga), while insisting that the inner offering of mind and speech must accompany external ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice integrated worship: perform pūjā (karma), japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” (girā), and dhyāna on Śiva-Śakti (manasā), keeping bhāva foremost; optionally support with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva disciplines.