Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

सेव्या वित्तानुसारेण सदस्याश्च सहर्त्विजः । वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत यदीच्छेच्छिवमात्मनः

Transliteration

sevyā vittānusāreṇa sadasyāśca sahartvijaḥ | vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta yadīcchecchivamātmanaḥ

Translation

ليُخدَمِ الخَدَمَةُ والكهنةُ القائمون بالشعائر بحسب سعة المال. ولا يمارس المرء خديعةً في شأن الثروة؛ فمن أراد شيفا حقًّا بوصفه الذاتَ لذاته، فليكن صريحًا عادلاً.

Word by Word

• sevyāḥ: to be served/honored
• sevyāḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sevya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); gerundive (यत्) from √sev, 'to be served/attended'

• vitta-anusāreṇa: according to (one's) wealth
• vitta-anusāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; adverbial means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक) + anusāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/Neuter in usage), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: vittasya anusāreṇa ('according to wealth')

• sadasyāḥ: assembly members
• sadasyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• saha-ṛtvijaḥ: together with the priests
• saha-ṛtvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + ṛtvij (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); avyayībhāva: 'with priests' (saha ṛtvigbhiḥ)

• vitta-śāṭhyam: cheating about wealth
• vitta-śāṭhyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक) + śāṭhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: vitte śāṭhyam ('deceit regarding wealth')

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta (negation particle)

• kurvīta: should do/commit
• kurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Ātmanepada

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; śarthe (conditional conjunction)

• icchet: should desire
• icchet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ātmanaḥ: for oneself/of oneself
• ātmanaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Śiva must be aligned with dharma: sincerity, fairness, and freedom from greed. Seeking Śiva (Pati) while practicing deceit (a form of pāśa/bondage) contradicts the goal of inner purification and liberation.

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

In Liṅga/Saguṇa worship, outer offerings are meant to express inner integrity. Properly honouring the ṛtviks and assistants according to one’s capacity protects the rite from hypocrisy and makes the worship a genuine act of bhakti rather than a display.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical discipline of śauca and satya in worship: offer dakṣiṇā and service honestly according to means, avoiding vitta-śāṭhya. This ethical restraint supports mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī) and pūjā by keeping the mind free from guilt and grasping.