Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य तस्य चैतन्यं नीलबिन्दुनिभं स्मरन् । स्वतेजसापास्तमलं ज्वलंतमनुचिंतयेत्

Transliteration

praviśya tasya caitanyaṃ nīlabindunibhaṃ smaran | svatejasāpāstamalaṃ jvalaṃtamanuciṃtayet

Translation

In jenes Bewusstsein eintretend und es als einen blauen Punkt (Bindu) erinnernd, soll man es unablässig als lodernd betrachten—dessen Unreinheiten durch sein eigenes angeborenes Strahlen vertrieben sind.

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातु: विश् with उपसर्ग प्र

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चैतन्यम्: consciousness
• चैतन्यम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैतन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नील-बिन्दु-निभम्: like a blue point
• नील-बिन्दु-निभम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नीलबिन्दोः निभम् = like a blue dot)

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्व-तेजसा: by his own radiance
• स्व-तेजसा: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘by one’s own radiance/energy’)

• अपास्त-मलम्: with impurity removed
• अपास्त-मलम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप-आस् (धातु) → अपास्त (कृदन्त) + मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘malam apāstaṃ yasya/tat’ = with impurity removed

• ज्वलन्तम्: shining/burning
• ज्वलन्तम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अनुचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• अनुचिन्तयेत्: कर्ता-क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches an inward dhyāna where the seeker merges attention into Shiva-consciousness, visualized as a subtle bindu, and realizes purification as mala (impurity) is dispelled by the Lord’s own light—pointing to liberation through Shiva’s grace and steady contemplation.

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

The bindu-like, radiant consciousness is the inner essence of the Linga: outer Linga worship supports Saguna devotion, while this verse directs the devotee to internalize that worship as meditation on Shiva’s luminous presence, moving from form-supported practice to subtle realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A focused dhyāna: withdraw the mind inward, hold a one-pointed awareness on a blue bindu-like light, and contemplate it as self-luminous and purifying; this can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma as supportive Shaiva disciplines.