Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मांडाधारका रुद्रा दशदिक्षु व्यवस्थिताः । यद्गौड यच्च मामेयं यद्वा शाक्तं ततः परम्

Transliteration

brahmāṃḍādhārakā rudrā daśadikṣu vyavasthitāḥ | yadgauḍa yacca māmeyaṃ yadvā śāktaṃ tataḥ param

Translation

支撑宇宙之卵（梵卵）的诸鲁陀罗，安住于十方。凡称为“高荼”、凡名为“玛梅耶”、凡谓为“释迦多（Śākta）”者——超越这一切者，即至上之鲁陀罗。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माण्ड-आधारकाः: supporters of the universe-egg (cosmos)
• ब्रह्माण्ड-आधारकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + आधारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्माण्डस्य आधारकाः)

• रुद्राः: Rudras
• रुद्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषणम्; 'दिक्षु' इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (ten)

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• व्यवस्थिताः: stationed
• व्यवस्थिताः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-सामानाधिकरण/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि/कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'स्थिताः' = stationed/established

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• गौडम्: Gauda-related
• गौडम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'यत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मामेयम्: Māmeya-related
• मामेयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'यत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• शाक्तम्: Śākta-related
• शाक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'यत्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ततः: from that; beyond that
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• परम्: higher; supreme
• परम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-सामानाधिकरण/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (predicative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: dig-vyavasthā: Rudras stationed in ten directions upholding brahmāṇḍa; doctrinal transcendence over sectarian labels

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Rudras

FAQs

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

It declares Rudra’s cosmic sovereignty: the Rudras pervade and guard all directions, and the Supreme Rudra transcends all limited religious labels, pointing the seeker to Pati—Shiva—as the highest refuge.

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

By presenting Rudra as the universal support present in every direction, it supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a concrete focus for devotion, while affirming that Shiva ultimately surpasses all sectarian boundaries and conceptual divisions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is directional remembrance of Rudra—mentally invoking Shiva in all ten directions—along with steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to align one’s mind with the Supreme beyond all labels.