Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)

Devanagari script

भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन देशिकोयं मया कृतः । अनुगृह्य त्वया देव दिव्याज्ञास्मै प्रदीयताम्

Transliteration

bhagavaṃstvatprasādena deśikoyaṃ mayā kṛtaḥ | anugṛhya tvayā deva divyājñāsmai pradīyatām

Translation

O seliger Herr, durch Deine Gnade bin ich zu einem befähigten Lehrer geworden. O Deva, erweise ihm Dein Erbarmen und verleihe ihm den göttlichen Auftrag—Deine heilige Bevollmächtigung und Führung.

Word by Word

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tvat-prasādena: by your grace
• tvat-prasādena: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; compound: tava prasādena (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• deśikaḥ: teacher/preceptor
• deśikaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• kṛtaḥ: made/appointed
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate with deśikaḥ ayam

• anugṛhya: having shown favor
• anugṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√grah (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यपन्त), indeclinable; ‘having favored’

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• divyā-ājñā: divine command
• divyā-ājñā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; compound: divyā ājñā (विशेषण-विशेष्य भाव)

• asmai: to him
• asmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• pradīyatām: let (it) be bestowed
• pradīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive sense ‘let it be given’

Speaker

A devotee-disciple (narrative voice within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā) addressing Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that true spiritual authority arises from Shiva’s grace (anugraha), not mere personal effort—Shiva empowers the guru and permits the disciple’s onward progress toward liberation.

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

The verse reflects Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who actively guides devotees—granting ‘divyājñā’ (divine sanction) that supports disciplined worship, including Linga-upāsanā under a qualified preceptor.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies dīkṣā and guru-guided sādhana—receiving Shiva-sanctioned instruction for mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady devotional practice.