Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3

साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन

Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka

Devanagari script

पूर्वांतं पूर्ववत्कृत्वा हुत्वाहुतिशतं तथा । संतर्प्य मूलमन्त्रेण कलशैर्देशिकोत्तमः

Transliteration

pūrvāṃtaṃ pūrvavatkṛtvā hutvāhutiśataṃ tathā | saṃtarpya mūlamantreṇa kalaśairdeśikottamaḥ

Translation

Nachdem er den vorhergehenden Ritus wie zuvor vollendet hatte, brachte der vortreffliche Lehrer hundert Opfergaben in das heilige Feuer dar; und durch das Wurzel-Mantra (Mūla-mantra) sättigte er (die Gottheit) ordnungsgemäß mittels der geweihten Wasserkrüge, der Kalaśas.

Word by Word

• पूर्व-अन्तम्: the earlier concluding part/previous ending rite
• पूर्व-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (pūrvaḥ antaḥ)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• हुत्वा: having offered (into fire)
• हुत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• आहुति-शतम्: a hundred oblations
• आहुति-शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); द्विगु-समासः (śataṃ āhutīnām)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied/propitiated
• संतर्प्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+तृप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• मूल-मन्त्रेण: with the root-mantra
• मूल-मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.); समासः कर्मधारयः (mūlaḥ saḥ mantraḥ)

• कलशैः: with pots (ritual vessels)
• कलशैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन (pl.)

• देशिक-उत्तमः: the excellent teacher (officiant)
• देशिक-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); समासः कर्मधारयः (uttamaḥ deśikaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that inner devotion is stabilized through correct ritual order: homa (fire offering) and mantra-driven consecration purify the worshipper and make the offering fit for Lord Shiva’s grace.

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

The use of kalaśas and the mūlamantra indicates formal, Saguna worship—typically expressed as abhiṣeka and mantra-upacāra—where Shiva is approached as the manifest Lord who accepts offerings for the devotee’s purification and uplift.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A structured Shaiva pūjā sequence: complete the preliminary rite, perform a hundred āhutis in homa, and then do mantra-guided kalaśa offerings/abhisheka while maintaining focused japa of the principal Shiva mantra.