Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

संतर्पणाय मूलस्य तेनैवाहुतयो दश । देयास्तिस्रस्तथांगानामंगैरेव यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

saṃtarpaṇāya mūlasya tenaivāhutayo daśa | deyāstisrastathāṃgānāmaṃgaireva yathākramam

Translation

Um die Wurzel (mūla) des Mantras/der Gottheit zu nähren und zu sättigen, sind zehn Opfergaben mit eben diesem Mantra darzubringen. Ebenso sind für die Glieder (aṅga) jeweils drei Opfergaben zu geben, unter Verwendung der entsprechenden Aṅga-Mantras in der rechten Reihenfolge.

Word by Word

• संतर्पणाय: for the satiating offering (tarpaṇa)
• संतर्पणाय: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन

• मूलस्य: of the root(-mantra)
• मूलस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: only/indeed)

• आहुतयः: oblations
• आहुतयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोगः; ‘ten’ (qualifying āhutayaḥ)

• देयाः: should be offered
• देयाः: विधेय (Predicative obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: देय (कृदन्त; दा धातु)
• Form: भविष्यत्कालिक-कर्तव्यता/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘to be given/should be offered’

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘three’ (agreeing with understood āhutayaḥ/offerings)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise/also)

• अङ्गानाम्: of the limbs (ancillary mantras)
• अङ्गानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अङ्गैः: with the limbs (aṅga-mantras)
• अङ्गैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle)

• यथा-क्रमम्: in due order
• यथा-क्रमम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

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 teaches that worship is completed by honoring both the essence (mūla) and its extensions (aṅgas): the root mantra establishes union with Pati (Shiva), and the aṅgas systematically integrate the practitioner’s body-mind into the mantra’s discipline, supporting purification and grace.

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

In Saguna worship of Shiva—especially in Linga-pūjā—mantra and offering work together: the mūla-mantra addresses Shiva directly, while the aṅga-mantras complete the rite in ordered parts, making the external offering mirror an inner consecration.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A homa-style practice: offer ten āhutis with the mūla-mantra, then offer three āhutis for each aṅga in sequence using the corresponding aṅga-mantras—supporting focused japa, nyāsa, and disciplined mantra-sādhana.