Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)

Devanagari script

पादोदकप्रदानाद्यैः कुर्युः पापविशोधनम् । अत्रानुलोमजाता ये युक्ता एव द्विजातिषु

Transliteration

pādodakapradānādyaiḥ kuryuḥ pāpaviśodhanam | atrānulomajātā ye yuktā eva dvijātiṣu

Translation

Durch Handlungen wie das Darbringen von Pādodaka (geweihtes Wasser von den Füßen) und verwandte Observanzen sollen sie die Sünden reinigen. Hier sind diejenigen, die in der Anuloma-Ordnung geboren und rechtmäßig unter die Dvija, die „Zweimalgeborenen“, eingegliedert sind, wahrlich zu solchen Pflichten befähigt.

Word by Word

• पाद-उदक-प्रदान-आद्यैः: by (rites) such as offering foot-water
• पाद-उदक-प्रदान-आद्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आद्य-शब्दसमूहः), तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समाससमूहः (by means of foot-water offering etc.)

• कुर्युः: should do
• कुर्युः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• पाप-विशोधनम्: purification of sin
• पाप-विशोधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + viśodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (purification of sin)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb: ‘here/in this matter’)

• अनुलोम-जाता: anuloma-born
• अनुलोम-जाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuloma (प्रातिपदिक) + jāta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (contextual; agreeing with ‘ये’); कर्मधारयः (those born in anuloma order)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• युक्ताः: are connected/fit
• युक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; from yuj धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualified/associated)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: ‘indeed/only’)

• द्वि-जाति-षु: among the twice-born
• द्वि-जाति-षु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (जाति), सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (in the twice-born classes)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights expiatory and purificatory acts (pādodaka-dāna etc.) as means to attenuate pāśa (mala/karma) and restore ritual fitness for Śiva-dharma.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that sin is purified through disciplined, dharmic acts—especially offerings connected to sacred presence (pādodaka)—supporting the Shaiva aim of inner cleansing (mala-kṣaya) as a step toward Shiva’s grace.

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

Pādodaka commonly arises from ritual worship—water sanctified through contact with the divine or the guru—so the verse supports Saguna Shiva practice where outward offerings aid inward purification and readiness for higher knowledge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform purification through offerings such as pādodaka and allied observances (charity, service, and regulated conduct), undertaken with devotion and purity of intention as part of Shaiva dharma.