Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 72

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

पातालवासिनश्चान्ये नानायोनिसमुद्भवाः । नद्यस्समुद्रा गिरयः काननानि सरांसि च

Transliteration

pātālavāsinaścānye nānāyonisamudbhavāḥ | nadyassamudrā girayaḥ kānanāni sarāṃsi ca

Translation

还有其他众生——居于帕塔拉（Pātāla）诸界、由种种胎生而出者——以及江河、大海、群山、森林与湖泊：这一切皆摄入那遍满一切的秩序之中。

Word by Word

• पातालवासिनः: dwellers in the netherworld
• पातालवासिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल-वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पाताले वसन्ति)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• नाना-योनि-समुद्भवाः: born from various species
• नाना-योनि-समुद्भवाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘various’ + ‘womb/species’ + ‘born from’)

• नद्यः: rivers
• नद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• समुद्राः: oceans
• समुद्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• गिरयः: mountains
• गिरयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• काननानि: forests
• काननानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• सरांसि: lakes/ponds
• सरांसि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: lokasaṅgraha/cosmic taxonomy including Pātāla and terrestrial features

FAQs

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

It expands the vision of devotion: every realm and category of beings—down to Pātāla and up through nature’s vast forms—stands within Shiva’s governance, reminding the seeker to recognize the Lord’s presence and order everywhere.

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

By listing worlds and natural powers, the verse supports Saguna contemplation: the Linga is worshipped as the visible sign of the all-pervading Pati (Shiva) who contains and sustains all domains and beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice all-pervasive Shiva-bhāvanā: while doing japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), mentally offer rivers, mountains, forests, and all beings into the Linga as a universal arghya, strengthening non-sectarian reverence and inner detachment.