Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21

अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः

Agnikārya and Homa Procedure

Devanagari script

संसृज्य दर्भैस्तौ वह्नौ संताप्य प्रोक्षयेत्पुनः । पारार्षर्च्यस्वसूत्रोक्तक्रमेण शिवपूर्वकैः

Transliteration

saṃsṛjya darbhaistau vahnau saṃtāpya prokṣayetpunaḥ | pārārṣarcyasvasūtroktakrameṇa śivapūrvakaiḥ

Translation

Nachdem er jene beiden heiligen Feuer mit Darbha-Gras geordnet hat, soll er sie gut entfachen und dann erneut mit geweihtem Wasser besprengen. Danach soll er, der in seinem eigenen Ritual-Sūtra gelehrten Reihenfolge folgend, die Linie der ṛṣis (pārārṣa) verehren, beginnend mit dem Herrn Śiva.

Word by Word

• संसृज्य: having arranged/placed together
• संसृज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action), अव्ययभाव

• दर्भैः: with darbha-grass
• दर्भैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), द्विवचन

• वह्नौ: two fires
• वह्नौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), द्विवचन

• संताप्य: having heated
• संताप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकाल, अव्ययभाव

• प्रोक्षयेत्: should sprinkle
• प्रोक्षयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√उक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पारार्ष-अर्च्य-स्व-सूत्र-उक्त-क्रमेण: by the procedure stated in one’s own sūtra for the worship of Pārārṣa
• पारार्ष-अर्च्य-स्व-सूत्र-उक्त-क्रमेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारार्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्च्य (√अर्च्, कृदन्त) + स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (√वच्, कृदन्त) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; समासः (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रधान): ‘(पारार्षेण) अर्च्यस्य स्वसूत्रे उक्तः क्रमः’ इति

• शिव-पूर्वकैः: with (mantras/acts) preceded by Śiva
• शिव-पूर्वकैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; ‘शिवः पूर्वः येषाम्/यैः’ (having Śiva first/preceded by Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes śuddhi (purification) and krama (right order) in worship: the sacred fires are prepared and sanctified, and the act is rooted in reverence to the spiritual lineage, with Śiva acknowledged as the supreme source.

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

By prescribing orderly ritual acts—fire preparation, sprinkling, and worship—it supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā where Śiva is approached through consecrated rites, purity, and lineage-sanctioned procedure that culminates in Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A fire-based rite (two vahnīs) using darbha, followed by prokṣaṇa (sprinkling for sanctification) and then worship according to one’s authorized sūtra—honoring the ṛṣi-paramparā with Śiva placed first.