Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

षडध्व-शुद्धिः

Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path

Devanagari script

सूत्रे स्वनामभिर्योज्यः पूज्यश्चैव नमोयुतैः । अथवा बीजभूतैस्तत्कृत्वा पूर्वोदितं क्रमात्

Transliteration

sūtre svanāmabhiryojyaḥ pūjyaścaiva namoyutaiḥ | athavā bījabhūtaistatkṛtvā pūrvoditaṃ kramāt

Translation

Man soll sie auf einen Faden auffädeln, nach ihren jeweiligen Namen anordnen und sie mit Verehrungsformeln, dem gesprochenen „namaḥ“, anbeten. Oder man mache sie zu Samenformen (bīja-Mantras) und vollziehe das Ritual in der zuvor genannten Reihenfolge.

Word by Word

• सूत्रे: in/on the thread (sūtra)
• सूत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• स्वनामभिः: with one’s own names
• स्वनामभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक); स्व + नामभिः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• योज्यः: should be joined/connected
• योज्यः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु) → योज्य (कृदन्त, भाव्य/यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्), कर्मणि/विधेय-भाव: ‘to be joined/should be joined’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Predicative passive participle

• पूज्यः: should be worshipped
• पूज्यः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूज्य (कृदन्त, यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्), कर्मणि/विधेय-भाव: ‘to be worshipped/should be worshipped’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• नमोयुतैः: with (words) joined with ‘namaḥ’
• नमोयुतैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस्-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक); नमः + युत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (qualifying an implied ‘मन्त्रैः/पदैः’ etc.)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• बीजभूतैः: with (those) serving as seed (mantras)
• बीजभूतैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बीज-भूत (प्रातिपदिक); बीज + भूत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (object of ‘कृत्वा’)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययीभाव/तुमुनादि)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having done’

• पूर्वोदितम्: previously stated
• पूर्वोदितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व-उदित (प्रातिपदिक); पूर्व + उदित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifying an implied ‘क्रमम्/विधिम्’)

• क्रमात्: in sequence; step by step
• क्रमात्: Hetu/Adverbial (हेतु/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular used adverbially (‘in order/stepwise’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: …namo-yutaiḥ (salutations with ‘namaḥ’) … bīja-bhūtaiḥ (as seed-forms)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shaiva worship is both devotional and disciplined: sacred items/mantras are to be arranged in an ordered way and honored with “namaḥ,” cultivating humility and steady focus on Pati (Shiva) as the liberating Lord.

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

By prescribing orderly pūjā with salutations and bīja-forms, it supports Saguna upāsanā—worship of Shiva through mantra and ritual form—so the mind becomes fit to realize Shiva’s higher, transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stringing and arranging the prescribed mantra-identified elements (e.g., for japa/archana) and worshipping them with repeated “namaḥ,” or performing the same worship through bīja-mantra recitation in the stated sequence.