Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites

Morning Purity & Bath Procedure

Devanagari script

उद्यानादौ गृहे चैव वर्धन्या कलशेन वा । अवगाहनकाले ऽद्भिर्मंत्रितैरभिषेचयेत्

Transliteration

udyānādau gṛhe caiva vardhanyā kalaśena vā | avagāhanakāle 'dbhirmaṃtritairabhiṣecayet

Translation

Im Garten oder im Haus, mit einem Sprenggefäß oder einem Kalaśa (Wasserkrug), soll man das Bad vollziehen, indem man mit Mantras geheiligtes Wasser übergießt, besonders zur Zeit des rituellen Untertauchens, damit Leib und Geist für die Verehrung Śivas gereinigt werden.

Word by Word

• udyāna-ādau: in a garden etc.
• udyāna-ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उद्यान-आदि = in a garden etc.)

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (indeed/just)

• vardhanyā: with a (sprinkling) vessel/ladle
• vardhanyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vardhanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• kalaśena: with a pot
• kalaśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/option)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• avagāhana-kāle: at the time of bathing/immersion
• avagāhana-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avagāhana (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अवगाहनस्य काले)

• adbhiḥ: with waters
• adbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (प्रातिपदिक; जल)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आपः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• mantritaiḥ: consecrated by mantras
• mantritaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mantrita (√mantr, धातु; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (consecrated/enchanted)

• abhiṣecayet: should sprinkle/anoint
• abhiṣecayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer cleansing becomes spiritually effective when joined with mantra—purifying the embodied soul (paśu) and loosening impurity (mala) before approaching Pati, Lord Śiva, in worship.

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

Mantra-sanctified water and ablution are preparatory rites that make the devotee fit to perform Linga-sevā and abhiṣeka with focused devotion, honoring Śiva’s gracious, worshipful (saguṇa) accessibility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a mantra-bath: consecrate water with Śiva mantras (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and pour/sprinkle it during bathing or before pūjā as a disciplined purification practice.