Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

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Devanagari script

विज्ञाप्य जगतां धात्रे ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मयोनये । स्वकार्ये तदनुज्ञातो जगाम स्वपुरं प्रति

Transliteration

vijñāpya jagatāṃ dhātre brahmaṇe brahmayonaye | svakārye tadanujñāto jagāma svapuraṃ prati

Translation

他恭敬禀告梵天——诸世界的造主与本源——并就自身使命得其许可，随后便启程返回自己的居处。

Word by Word

• vijñāpya: having informed
• vijñāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण) (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñap (धातु) / vijñāpaya (णिजन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप्): vijñāpya = ‘having informed/announced’

• jagatām: of the worlds
• jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (of the worlds/beings)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dhātre: to the creator (Dhātṛ)
• dhātre: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) (to the creator/sustainer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahmaṇe: to Brahmā
• brahmaṇe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक; here Brahmā), Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahma-yonaye: to him whose source is Brahman / Brahmā-born (epithet)
• brahma-yonaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: brahma + yoni; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन) (epithet of Brahmā)

• sva-kārye: in his own task
• sva-kārye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (in one’s task/mission)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: sva + kārya; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tad-anujñātaḥ: having been permitted/authorized (by him)
• tad-anujñātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anujñāta (कृदन्त; √jñā + anu, क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: tad + anujñāta (‘permitted by him/thereupon permitted’); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया) (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• sva-puram: to his own city
• sva-puram: Karma (कर्म) (goal as object with prati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: sva + pura; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prati: towards
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (direction marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: Preposition/indeclinable (उपसर्गार्थक-अव्यय) indicating direction ‘towards’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ethic of acting in harmony with cosmic order: one seeks proper sanction from the ordained authority and then performs one’s duty without ego, supporting dharma and inner purity.

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

Though Shiva is not named here, the Shiva Purana frames all rightful action as ultimately upheld by Pati (Shiva). Seeking permission and returning to one’s station reflects disciplined devotion—an attitude central to Saguna worship and temple/linga service.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is sankalpa and niyama: begin actions with a clear intention, seek guidance (guru/śāstra), and proceed with humility—often accompanied in Shaiva practice by japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") before undertaking duties.