Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16

शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः

Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation

Devanagari script

भविष्यामि च मत्तोन्यो व्यतिरिक्तो न कश्चन । अहमेव जगत्सर्वं तर्पयामि स्वतेजसा

Transliteration

bhaviṣyāmi ca mattonyo vyatirikto na kaścana | ahameva jagatsarvaṃ tarpayāmi svatejasā

Translation

唯有我将恒常存在；离我之外别无他者，无有与我相异者。我自身即是整个宇宙，并以我本具的光辉滋养、维系并令其满足。

Word by Word

• भविष्यामि: I become / I shall be
• भविष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

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

• मत्तः: from me
• मत्तः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यतिरिक्तः: separate, distinct
• व्यतिरिक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+अति+रिच् (धातु) → व्यतिरिक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• कश्चन: anyone (at all)
• कश्चन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषण (adjective of jagat)

• तर्पयामि: I satisfy, I nourish
• तर्पयामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः; परस्मैपद

• स्वतेजसा: by (my) own splendor
• स्वतेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्वस्य तेजः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (as the Supreme Pati teaching non-dual supremacy in the Vāyavīya philosophical discourse, narrated within Sūta’s recitation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: ontological claim of immanence: the universe sustained by Śiva’s own tejas

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Shiva as the sole Supreme Reality (Pati): nothing exists independently of Him, and the cosmos is sustained by His inherent divine power (tejas). The seeker is guided toward exclusive refuge in Shiva for liberation.

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

The Linga is the worshipful sign of the same all-pervading Shiva proclaimed here. By worshiping Saguna Shiva through the Linga, the devotee approaches the Nirguna truth—Shiva as the one reality in whom the universe rests and by whom it is sustained.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as the indwelling Lord through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), contemplating that His tejas alone supports all life; this supports steadiness in yoga and single-pointed bhakti.