Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

ततस्संप्रोक्ष्य मूलेन शिरस्यस्त्रेण पूर्ववत् । संताड्य देशिकस्तस्य मोचयेन्नेत्रबंधनम्

Transliteration

tatassaṃprokṣya mūlena śirasyastreṇa pūrvavat | saṃtāḍya deśikastasya mocayennetrabaṃdhanam

Translation

Dann soll der Lehrer, wie zuvor, (den Schüler) mit dem Mūla-Mantra und dem Śirasyāstra-Mantra besprengen; und nachdem er ihn rituell geschlagen hat, um Unreinheit und Hindernisse zu entfernen, soll er die Augenbinde jener Person lösen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• सं-प्रोक्ष्य: having sprinkled
• सं-प्रोक्ष्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रक्ष् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having sprinkled’

• मूलेन: with the root(-mantra)
• मूलेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शिरसि-अस्त्रेण: with the ‘head-astra’ (mantra)
• शिरसि-अस्त्रेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—शिरसि (on the head) प्रयुज्यमानम् अस्त्रम् (astra-mantra)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यक्रियार्थक (adverb: as before)

• संताड्य: having struck (ritually)
• संताड्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having struck/tapped’

• देशिकः: the teacher (ācārya)
• देशिकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that (disciple)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• मोचयेत्: should release
• मोचयेत्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘to cause to be released’

• नेत्र-बंधनम्: the eye-bandage
• नेत्र-बंधनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—नेत्रस्य बन्धनम् (binding of the eyes)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames dīkṣā as removal of bondage: the ‘eye-bandage’ symbolizes āṇava/māyīya obscuration; its release signifies eligibility to ‘see’ Śiva-tattva through guru’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: mūla-mantra; śirasyāstra-mantra (texts not quoted in the verse)

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It depicts the Shaiva dīkṣā sequence where the guru uses mantra-purification and protective rites to remove inner obscurations; the untying of the eye-bandage symbolizes the lifting of āṇava-mala-like ignorance so the disciple may perceive Shiva’s grace-oriented path.

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

The rite is a preparation for Saguna Shiva-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through mantra, protection, and disciplined procedure—so that the disciple becomes fit to worship the Liṅga with purity, steadiness, and correct understanding.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests mantra-saṃprokṣaṇa (sprinkling/purification with the Mūla-mantra and Śirasyāstra protection mantra) under a competent guru, followed by a symbolic ‘opening of vision’—a cue for meditating on Shiva as the remover of bondage (pāśa) and revealer of true knowledge.