Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31

प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा

The Division of Oṃ, Its Vedic Forms, and Its Placement in the Liṅga

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्याच्चापि मायेयादशुद्धान्मानुषादिकात् । अपराच्च परात्त्याज्यादधिशुद्धाध्वगोचरात्

Transliteration

aiśvaryāccāpi māyeyādaśuddhānmānuṣādikāt | aparācca parāttyājyādadhiśuddhādhvagocarāt

Translation

亦当舍离由摩耶所生、隶属主宰力（aiśvarya）领域的诸不净境界，从人身等状态起皆应弃舍。并且连较下与较上的诸宇宙原理亦当放下；因为至上唯由超越极净之道（adhiśuddha-adhvan）、并超出其所及者方可证达。

Word by Word

• aiśvaryāt: from sovereignty
• aiśvaryāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• api: also
• api: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• māyeyāt: from the illusory
• māyeyāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• aśuddhāt: from the impure
• aśuddhāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• mānuṣādikāt: from human and others
• mānuṣādikāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānuṣa-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• aparāt: from the lower
• aparāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• parāt: from the higher
• parāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• tyājyāt: from that which is to be abandoned
• tyājyāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• adhiśuddhādhvagocarāt: from the sphere of the extremely pure path
• adhiśuddhādhvagocarāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhiśuddha-adhva-gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maya

FAQs

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

It teaches Shaiva Siddhanta discernment (viveka): liberation comes by transcending Māyā’s impure limitations (like embodied human identity) and even the subtler cosmic attainments, resting finally in Shiva (Pati) who is beyond all paths and categories.

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

Linga-worship begins with Saguna focus to purify the mind and loosen Māyic bonds; this verse points to the culmination where devotion and knowledge mature into recognition of Shiva as transcendent—beyond even the ‘pure’ cosmological levels—while the Linga remains the gateway-symbol of that Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with inner detachment from identity and attainments; support it with Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to renounce Māyā and abide in Shiva.