Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28

समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

अथ चैवं करोमीति लब्धानुज्ञस्तु देशिकः । आनीयोपोषितं शिष्यं हविष्याशिनमेव वा

Transliteration

atha caivaṃ karomīti labdhānujñastu deśikaḥ | ānīyopoṣitaṃ śiṣyaṃ haviṣyāśinameva vā

Translation

Dann soll der Lehrer (deśika), nachdem er die Erlaubnis erhalten und beschlossen hat: „So will ich es tun“, den Schüler herbeiführen, der in Fastenobservanz gehalten wurde, oder wenigstens einen, der sich von havis, der geheiligten Opfergabe-Speise, nährt.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• लब्ध-अनुज्ञः: having obtained permission
• लब्ध-अनुज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त; √लभ्) + अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘having obtained’; विशेषण to देशिकः

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• देशिकः: the teacher / preceptor
• देशिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having brought’

• उपोषितम्: (who is) fasting / has fasted
• उपोषितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-वास् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘one who has fasted’; विशेषण to शिष्यम्

• शिष्यम्: disciple
• शिष्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• हविष्य-आशिनम्: one who eats havis (sacrificial food)
• हविष्य-आशिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हविष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण to शिष्यम्

• एव: only / indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes adhikāra (fitness) for Shaiva practice: the disciple approaches sacred rites through restraint, purity, and obedience to the guru’s sanctioned procedure, aligning the individual soul (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati).

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

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva upāsanā are performed through regulated ritual steps; this verse highlights the preparatory purification—fasting or havis-only diet—before the disciple is brought into the rite under the guru’s authority.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Upavāsa (religious fasting) or a havishyanna-style diet (havis-only) is prescribed as a preparatory observance, supporting mantra practice and ritual readiness for Shaiva worship and possible diksha.