Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

काम्यकर्मविभागः — Taxonomy of Kāmya (Desire-Motivated) Śaiva Rites

Devanagari script

दलेषु सिद्धयः कल्प्याः केसरेषु सशक्तिकाः । रुद्रा वामादयस्त्वष्टौ पूर्वादिदलतः क्रमात्

Transliteration

daleṣu siddhayaḥ kalpyāḥ kesareṣu saśaktikāḥ | rudrā vāmādayastvaṣṭau pūrvādidalataḥ kramāt

Translation

في البتلات تُتَصوَّر السِّدْهيات (siddhi)، أي الكمالات الروحية؛ وفي خيوط اللقاح تُتَصوَّر معها الشَّكتيات (Śakti)، القوى الإلهية. وأمّا الرودرات الثمانية (Rudra)—ابتداءً بڤاما (Vāma)—فيُتأمَّلون على الترتيب الصحيح، بدءًا من بتلة الشرق ثم تتابعًا.

Word by Word

• daleṣu: in the petals
• daleṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• siddhayaḥ: the Siddhis (attainments/deities)
• siddhayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kalpyāḥ: to be arranged/placed
• kalpyāḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kḷp (धातु) + ya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Gerundive/भाव्य (तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थ), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with siddhayaḥ

• kesareṣu: in the filaments
• kesareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kesara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• sa-śaktikāḥ: together with (their) śaktis
• sa-śaktikāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + śaktikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; सह-समास (with their powers/śaktis); agrees with siddhayaḥ (understood)

• rudrāḥ: the Rudras
• rudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vāmādayaḥ: (those) beginning with Vāmā
• vāmādayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/समूह-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; तत्पुरुष with ādi meaning 'beginning with Vāmā'

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative/emphatic particle (निपात)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Saṅkhyā (संख्या/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (count-form)

• pūrva-ādi-dalataḥ: from the petal beginning with the eastern (one)
• pūrva-ādi-dalataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva + ādi + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; order-source sense; तत्पुरुष (pūrvādīni dalāni—tataḥ)

• kramāt: in order/ क्रमशः
• kramāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण-भावे), fixed form; manner adverb

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Shaktis

FAQs

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

It teaches an inner mode of Śaiva worship: the devotee installs siddhis, Śaktis, and the Rudras within a lotus-visualization, turning external ritual into disciplined contemplation that leads the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati).

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

The lotus with ordered petals functions like an inner liṅga-maṇḍala: Saguna Śiva is worshipped through specific forms (the eight Rudras) placed in a precise sequence, stabilizing the mind for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna/nyāsa-style practice: visualize a lotus, assign siddhis to the petals, Śaktis to the filaments, and contemplate the eight Rudras from the eastern petal onward while maintaining mantra-japa and steady awareness.