Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 15

अग्नियज्ञ-देवयज्ञ-ब्रह्मयज्ञ-गुरुपूजा-क्रमनिरूपणम् / Ordering and Definitions of Agniyajña, Devayajña, Brahmayajña, and Guru-Pūjā

Devanagari script

आलस्यदुरितक्रांत्यै वारं कल्पितवान्प्रभुः । रक्षकस्य तथा विष्णोर्लोकानां हितकाम्यया

Transliteration

ālasyaduritakrāṃtyai vāraṃ kalpitavānprabhuḥ | rakṣakasya tathā viṣṇorlokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

Translation

为求诸世界之安乐，主宰制定“婆罗诃”（野猪）之化身，以摧破由懈怠而生的罪恶；并同样安立毗湿奴为护持众世之守护者。

Word by Word

• ālasya-durita-krāntyai: for the overcoming of sloth and sin
• ālasya-durita-krāntyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान—purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālasya (प्रातिपदिक) + durita (प्रातिपदिक) + krānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘ālasya-duritasya krāntiḥ’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• vāram: a boon / choice (vara)
• vāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kalpitavān: appointed / arranged
• kalpitavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (कॢप् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (Perfect participle used finitely), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः—‘he has arranged/appointed’

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rakṣakasya: of the protector
• rakṣakasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• tathā: also, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अन्वय-बोधक (also/likewise)

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• lokānām: of the worlds
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• hita-kāmyayā: out of desire for (their) welfare
• hita-kāmyayā: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु—motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘hitaṃ kāmyate yayā’—desire for welfare), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse presents Śiva as the supreme governor who appoints cosmic functions—Varāha for overcoming a specific durita and Viṣṇu as lokarakṣaka.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Varaha

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual negligence (ālasyā) becomes a doorway for durita (harmful karma), and that the Supreme Lord (Śiva) compassionately establishes divine means—incarnations and cosmic guardianship—to restore dharma and uplift beings.

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

By portraying Śiva as the supreme governor who appoints cosmic roles, the verse supports Saguna Śiva devotion: worship of the Liṅga recognizes Śiva as the source behind all protective and restorative powers in the universe, including Viṣṇu’s preserving function.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to conquer ālasyā through steady sādhana—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship—so that sin born of negligence is checked at its root.