Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

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

Morning Purity & Bath Procedure

Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । प्रातरुत्थाय शयनाद्ध्यात्वा देवं सहाम्बया । विचार्य कार्यं निर्गच्छेद्गृहादभ्युदिते ऽरुणे

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | prātarutthāya śayanāddhyātvā devaṃ sahāmbayā | vicārya kāryaṃ nirgacchedgṛhādabhyudite 'ruṇe

Translation

Upamanyu sprach: „Wenn man im Morgengrauen vom Lager aufsteht, den Herrn zusammen mit der Mutter (Ambā) betrachtet und die zu verrichtenden Pflichten erwägt, soll man das Haus verlassen, sobald die rosige Morgenröte aufgegangen ist.“

Word by Word

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: ‘in the morning’)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having risen’

• शयनात्: from bed
• शयनात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having meditated’

• देवम्: the Lord (God)
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (preposition-like: ‘together with’)

• अम्बया: with (his) mother
• अम्बया: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having considered’

• कार्यं: what is to be done; duty
• कार्यं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निर्गच्छेत्: should go out
• निर्गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गृहात्: from the house
• गृहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अभ्युदिते: when risen; at sunrise
• अभ्युदिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्युदित (कृदन्त; अभि-उद्-इ (धातु) / उद्-इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying अरुणे)

• अरुणे: at dawn (Aruna)
• अरुणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches a Shaiva daily discipline: begin the day by remembering Pati (Śiva) with Śakti (Ambā), then perform worldly duties with a purified, dharma-aligned mind—turning ordinary action into worship.

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

The instruction to meditate on “the Lord with Ambā” supports Saguna upāsanā—contemplating Śiva with Śakti (often through the Liṅga with associated devī-bhāva), so that devotion precedes and sanctifies all external activity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dawn practice of dhyāna on Śiva-Śakti before leaving home—optionally paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a brief review of one’s duties (svadharma) before engaging the day.