Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

प्रणवविभागः—वेदस्वरूपत्वं लिङ्गे च प्रतिष्ठा

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

Devanagari script

तत्पराच्छुद्धविद्याद्यादुन्मनांतात्परात्परात् । परमं परमैश्वर्यमुन्मनाद्यमनादि च

Transliteration

tatparācchuddhavidyādyādunmanāṃtātparātparāt | paramaṃ paramaiśvaryamunmanādyamanādi ca

Translation

更在其上者，为纯净之智本身；而又超越此智者，为乌那玛那（Unmanā）——超越心识之境——至上之上更至上。此即最高的绝对主权（paramaiśvarya）：以Unmanā为始相，而其体本无始。

Word by Word

• tatparāt: beyond that
• tatparāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• śuddhavidyādyāt: from pure knowledge etc.
• śuddhavidyādyāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddhavidyā-ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• unmanāntāt: ending with Unmanā
• unmanāntāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: unmanā-anta (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

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

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• paramaiśvaryam: supreme sovereignty
• paramaiśvaryam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• unmanādyam: beginning with Unmanā
• unmanādyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: unmanā-ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• anādi: beginningless
• anādi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

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

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 points to Shiva as the beginningless Supreme whose reality lies beyond mental constructs—described through the ascent from pure knowledge to Unmanā, the transcendence of mind—indicating the culmination of liberation (moksha).

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

Lingārcana and saguna-upāsanā purify the practitioner and elevate awareness toward subtler realization; this verse states the ultimate aim is to know Shiva’s parama-aiśvarya beyond even the highest cognitive states, which saguna worship prepares one to approach.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditative absorption that quiets the mind toward Unmanā—supported by Shiva-upāsanā such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined yogic concentration—aligns with the verse’s teaching of going beyond mind to the beginningless Lord.