Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55

पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow

Devanagari script

नीराजनांते विस्तीर्य पूजाशेषं समापयेत् । चषकं सोपकारं च शयनं च समर्पयेत्

Transliteration

nīrājanāṃte vistīrya pūjāśeṣaṃ samāpayet | caṣakaṃ sopakāraṃ ca śayanaṃ ca samarpayet

Translation

عند ختام طقس الآراتي، ينبغي أن يُبسط ترتيب القرابين على وجهٍ لائق ويُتمَّ ما تبقّى من العبادة. ثم تُقدَّم كأسٌ مع لوازمها، ويُقدَّم كذلك الفراش خدمةً طقسيةً للربّ.

Word by Word

• nīrājanānte: at the end of the lamp-waving
• nīrājanānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण—locus/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīrājanānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th—सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'at the end of nīrājana (waving of lights)'

• vistīrya: having spread out
• vistīrya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-stṛ (वि√स्तृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त—अव्ययकृदन्त), 'having spread out'

• pūjā-śeṣam: the remaining part of the worship
• pūjā-śeṣam: Karma (कर्म—object of samāpayet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'the remainder of worship'

• samāpayet: should conclude/complete
• samāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-āp (सम्+आप् धातु)
• Form: Optative/benedictive sense (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative nuance not intended here: 'should conclude/complete'

• caṣakam: a cup/goblet
• caṣakam: Karma (कर्म—object of samarpayet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sa-upakāram: with accompaniments
• sa-upakāram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + upakāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'with accessories/attendants' qualifying caṣakam

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• śayanam: a bed, bedding
• śayanam: Karma (कर्म—object of samarpayet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• samarpayet: should offer/present
• samarpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arp (सम्+अर्प् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General liturgical instruction: completion of nīrājana (ārati) and concluding upacāras (including symbolic śayana-sevā) rather than a local legend.

Significance: Teaches pūjā-parisamāpti (proper closure): after ārati, remaining offerings are arranged and dedicated; śayana-sevā expresses intimate devotion and the Lord’s accessibility to the devotee.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches puja as loving service (seva): after ārati, the devotee completes the remaining rites and symbolically offers comfort (drink and rest) to Shiva, cultivating humility and steady devotion toward Pati (the Lord).

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

In Linga/Saguna worship, the devotee treats the Lord as personally present—concluding ārati, finishing upacāras, and offering items like a cup and a bed as formal upacāras that express intimate bhakti while remembering Shiva’s transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests completing post-ārati upacāras and offering śayana-sevā; meditatively, one can conclude by mentally offering rest to Shiva in the heart-lotus while repeating the Panchakshara mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”