Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

षडध्व-शुद्धिः

Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा निवृत्त्यन्तं शांत्यतीतमनुक्रमात् । हुत्वाहुतित्रयं पश्चान्मण्डले च शिवं यजेत्

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā nivṛttyantaṃ śāṃtyatītamanukramāt | hutvāhutitrayaṃ paścānmaṇḍale ca śivaṃ yajet

Translation

Nachdem man das Ritual so der rechten Reihenfolge gemäß bis zum Ende von Nivṛtti und über Śānti hinaus vollzogen hat, soll man sodann die drei Opfergaben darbringen; danach verehre man im geweihten Maṇḍala den Herrn Śiva.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/‘thus’)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having done’

• निवृत्त्यन्तम्: up to the end of (the stage) Nivṛtti
• निवृत्त्यन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निवृत्ति + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘निवृत्तेः अन्तम्’ (up to the end of Nivṛtti); कर्मप्रवचनीय-भाव (as object of implied ‘going through’)

• शांत्यतीतम्: (the stage) Śāntyatīta
• शांत्यतीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्ति + अतीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘शान्तिम् अतीतम्’ (the stage beyond Śānti)

• अनुक्रमात्: in due order, sequentially
• अनुक्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनुक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative) used adverbially; ‘in sequence/according to order’

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); ‘having offered (into fire)’

• आहुति-त्रयम्: three oblations
• आहुति-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘तिस्रः आहुतयः’

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• मण्डले: in the maṇḍala (ritual circle)
• मण्डले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship, should perform sacrifice to
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined progression in sādhana—moving through stages of withdrawal (nivṛtti) and settled peace (śānti)—and then sealing the practice with oblations and focused worship of Śiva, the Pati who grants liberation by loosening pāśa (bondage).

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

The instruction to worship Śiva “in the maṇḍala” points to saguna-upāsanā using a consecrated sacred space/diagram (often aligned with liṅga or icon worship), where the mind is gathered and Śiva is adored as accessible Lord while leading the devotee toward the higher, tranquil realization implied by nivṛtti and śānti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A structured worship sequence: complete the prescribed stages in order, perform homa with three specific oblations (āhuti-traya), and then conduct maṇḍala-based Śiva-pūjā—ideally accompanied by mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī) and inner withdrawal consistent with nivṛtti.