Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

ततः प्रवेशयेच्छिष्यं गुरुर्द्वारेण मंडलम् । सो ऽपि तेनेरितः शंभोराचरेत्त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्

Transliteration

tataḥ praveśayecchiṣyaṃ gururdvāreṇa maṃḍalam | so 'pi teneritaḥ śaṃbhorācarettriḥ pradakṣiṇam

Translation

Daraufhin soll der Guru den Schüler durch das Tor in das Maṇḍala führen. Von ihm angeleitet, soll der Schüler Śambhu dreimal in Pradakṣiṇā umschreiten und dabei den Herrn ehrfürchtig zu seiner Rechten halten.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/कालवाचक अव्यय

• praveśayet: should cause to enter / should lead in
• praveśayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (विश् धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: Causative (णिजन्त), Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• śiṣyam: the disciple
• śiṣyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• guruḥ: the teacher
• guruḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dvāreṇa: through the door
• dvāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• maṃḍalam: the maṇḍala (ritual circle)
• maṃḍalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/सम्भावन-समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (‘also/even’)

• tena: by him / by that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument) / Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• īritaḥ: directed/urged
• īritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īrita (ईरित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √īr/ईर् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying ‘saḥ’

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• ācaret: should perform / should do
• ācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√car (चर् धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• triḥ: three times
• triḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: triḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Numeral adverb/संख्यावाचक अव्यय (‘thrice’)

• pradakṣiṇam: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used as action-noun ‘circumambulation’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s ritual procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-worship is received through proper guidance: the Guru leads the seeker into the sacred space, and the disciple expresses surrender through pradakṣiṇā—an embodied acknowledgment that Śiva (Pati) is the central refuge and goal.

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

The instruction to enter the maṇḍala and circumambulate Śambhu aligns with saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a worshipable form (often the Liṅga) within a consecrated ritual boundary, honoring Him as present and accessible to devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A structured pūjā-step: under the Guru’s direction, enter the worship maṇḍala and perform three pradakṣiṇās around Śiva/Śiva-liṅga, maintaining mindful reverence and right-sided circumambulation (pradakṣiṇa).