Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31

Śiva’s Freedom from Bondage and His Cosmic Support (शिवस्य अबन्धत्वं तथा सर्वाधिष्ठानत्वम्)

Devanagari script

यस्मात्परं नापरमस्ति किंचिद्यस्मान्नाणीयो न ज्यायो ऽस्ति किंचित् । वृक्ष इव स्तब्धो दिवि तिष्ठत्येकस्तेनेदं पूर्णं पुरुषेण सर्वम्

Transliteration

yasmātparaṃ nāparamasti kiṃcidyasmānnāṇīyo na jyāyo 'sti kiṃcit | vṛkṣa iva stabdho divi tiṣṭhatyekastenedaṃ pūrṇaṃ puruṣeṇa sarvam

Translation

在祂之上别无更高者，离开祂亦无他物。没有比祂更微细者，也没有比祂更伟大者。祂如不动之树，独一安立于天穹广域；由那至上之人（Puruṣa），此一宇宙被完全遍满而成圆满。

Word by Word

• yasmāt: from whom/wherefrom
• yasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; relative pronoun (यत्)

• param: higher/further
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially with comparative sense

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• aparam: another/other (higher)
• aparam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kiṃcit: anything (at all)
• kiṃcit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; indefinite pronoun

• yasmāt: from whom
• yasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; relative pronoun

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• aṇīyaḥ: smaller
• aṇīyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṇīyas (प्रातिपदिक; comparative of aṇu)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; comparative degree (तुलनात्मक)

• na: nor/not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• jyāyaḥ: greater
• jyāyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyāyas (प्रातिपदिक; comparative of jyā)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; comparative degree (तुलनात्मक)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; indefinite pronoun

• vṛkṣaḥ: a tree
• vṛkṣaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमा-निपात)

• stabdhaḥ: motionless/rigid
• stabdhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stabdha (प्रातिपदिक; from √stambh)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• divi: in heaven/in the sky
• divi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tiṣṭhati: stands/abides
• tiṣṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); √sthā with reduplicated stem tiṣṭha-

• ekaḥ: one/alone
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used substantively

• tena: by him/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• idam: this (universe)
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• pūrṇam: filled/complete
• pūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• puruṣeṇa: by the Person (Supreme)
• puruṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• sarvam: all/entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used as quantifier of idam

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yasmātparaṃ nāparamasti kiṃcidyasmānnāṇīyo na jyāyo 'sti kiṃcit | vṛkṣa iva stabdho divi tiṣṭhatyekastenedaṃ pūrṇaṃ puruṣeṇa sarvam

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva as the unsurpassed Supreme Reality—beyond comparison as either greater or subtler—who remains changeless while fully pervading and completing the entire cosmos, guiding the seeker toward liberation through knowledge of Pati (the Lord).

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

Though Shiva is described as transcendent and incomparable, His all-pervasion supports Saguna worship: the Linga becomes a focused, sacred support for contemplating the same One who is beyond all yet present in all.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate steadily on Shiva as the One, motionless and all-pervading—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a calm, unwavering mind is the direct takeaway.