Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन

Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka

Devanagari script

संपूज्य मंडले देवं स्थाप्य कुम्भे च पूर्ववत् । हुत्वा शिष्यमनुष्णीषं प्रापयेद्भुवि मंडले

Transliteration

saṃpūjya maṃḍale devaṃ sthāpya kumbhe ca pūrvavat | hutvā śiṣyamanuṣṇīṣaṃ prāpayedbhuvi maṃḍale

Translation

Nachdem der Herr im Maṇḍala gebührend verehrt und, wie zuvor vorgeschrieben, im Kumbha eingesetzt worden ist, soll der Lehrer das Homa (Feueropfer) vollziehen und dann den Schüler—mit unbedecktem Haupt—in das auf dem Boden gezeichnete Maṇḍala führen, damit er dort seinen Platz einnimmt.

Word by Word

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive), उपसर्ग: सम्-; ‘having worshipped’

• मण्डले: in the maṇḍala (ritual circle)
• मण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थाप्य: having installed
• स्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive), ‘having installed/placed’

• कुम्भे: in the pot (kumbha)
• कुम्भे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘as before’

• हुत्वा: having offered (into fire)
• हुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive) ‘having offered (oblations)’

• शिष्यम्: the disciple
• शिष्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुष्णीषम्: bareheaded (without headgear)
• अनुष्णीषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुष्णीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of शिष्यम्; ‘without turban/head-covering’

• प्रापयेत्: should bring/should lead
• प्रापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्/आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रेरण (causative sense) ‘should cause to reach/bring’

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भूमि/भुवि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मण्डले: in the maṇḍala
• मण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Vāyavīya teachings to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the disciplined sequence of Śaiva worship—maṇḍala-pūjā, kumbha-sthāpana, and homa—showing that approaching Śiva is done through purity, order, and guru-guided initiation, aligning the individual soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

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

The Lord is ritually invoked and ‘installed’ for worship through a consecrated support (kumbha) and the maṇḍala, reflecting Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through sanctified forms and prescribed rites that prepare the mind for deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates a dīkṣā-style procedure: worship in a maṇḍala, kumbha consecration, homa, and the disciple’s formal entry and seating—emphasizing humility (bareheaded), readiness for mantra-discipline, and focused participation in Śaiva ritual.