Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण कृत्वा प्राणस्य निर्गमम् । शिष्यदेहप्रवेशं च स्मृत्वा मंत्रांस्तु तर्पयेत्

Transliteration

śivaśāstroktamārgeṇa kṛtvā prāṇasya nirgamam | śiṣyadehapraveśaṃ ca smṛtvā maṃtrāṃstu tarpayet

Translation

Nachdem er gemäß dem in Śivas Schriften gelehrten Weg das Prāṇa, den Lebenshauch, austreten ließ und auch an dessen Eintritt in den Körper des Schülers gedachte, soll er sodann die Mantras durch rituelle Darbringungen (Tarpaṇa) sättigen und besänftigen.

Word by Word

• शिव-शास्त्र-उक्त-मार्गेण: by the path taught in Śiva’s scripture
• शिव-शास्त्र-उक्त-मार्गेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त, वच्/वद् धातु) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—(शिवशास्त्रे उक्तः) मार्गः तेन (instrument)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having done’

• प्राणस्य: of the vital breath
• प्राणस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• निर्गमम्: exit, departure
• निर्गमम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• शिष्य-देह-प्रवेशम्: entry into the disciple’s body
• शिष्य-देह-प्रवेशम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—शिष्यस्य देहः तस्मिन् प्रवेशः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having remembered’

• मन्त्रान्: mantras
• मन्त्रान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अवधारणार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• तर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer libations to
• तर्पयेत्: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that yogic processes involving prāṇa must follow Śaiva scriptural discipline and be sealed by mantra-tarpana—showing that liberation-oriented practice is grounded in Śiva’s revealed method, not mere personal experimentation.

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

Even when describing subtle yogic acts, the verse anchors the practice in devotion to Śiva through mantras—an expression of Saguna Śiva worship where mantra is treated as Śiva’s living presence and is ritually honored (tarpana).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to a Śaiva yogic contemplation of prāṇa’s exit and entry (a controlled prāṇic process) followed by mantra-tarpana—ritual satisfaction of the mantras through prescribed offerings as taught in Śiva-śāstra.