Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

नैमित्तिकविधिक्रमः

Occasional Rites and Their Procedure

Devanagari script

सर्वेष्वपि च मासेषु पक्षयोरुभयोरपि । अष्टाभ्यां च चतुर्दश्यां तथा पर्वाणि च क्रमात्

Transliteration

sarveṣvapi ca māseṣu pakṣayorubhayorapi | aṣṭābhyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ tathā parvāṇi ca kramāt

Translation

In jedem Monat, in beiden Monatshälften (zunehmend und abnehmend), am achten und am vierzehnten Mondtag, ebenso an den heiligen Übergangstagen (parvan) der rechten Reihenfolge nach, soll diese Śiva-Verehrung vollzogen werden.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे ‘मासेषु’ इति पुंलिङ्ग), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• मासेषु: in the months
• मासेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• पक्षयोः: of the two fortnights
• पक्षयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘पक्षयोः’ विशेषण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अष्टाभ्याम्: on the two eighth-days (8th and 9th)
• अष्टाभ्याम्: Kāla/Adhikaraṇa (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्याशब्द), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; ‘अष्टमी-नवमी’ इत्यर्थे द्विवचन-प्रयोगः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Kāla/Adhikaraṇa (काल/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पर्वाणि: festival days/junction days (parvans)
• पर्वाणि: Karma/Enumeration (कर्म/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; सन्दर्भे सूचीकरणे (enumeration)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• क्रमात्: in due order/serially
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); अर्थः—‘क्रमेण/अनुक्रमेण’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General Śaiva naimittika worship on aṣṭamī/caturdaśī and parvan days is said to increase puṇya, remove pāśa (bondage) gradually through disciplined devotion, and make one fit for Śiva’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes a sacred rhythm for devotion: regular worship on key lunar tithis (8th and 14th) and parvan junction-days purifies the pashu (bound soul) and turns the mind toward Pati (Śiva), supporting steadiness in bhakti and inner discipline.

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

By prescribing specific tithis for observance, it implicitly supports scheduled Liṅga-pūjā and Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—offering water, bilva leaves, mantra-japa, and lamp on these days—so devotion becomes consistent rather than occasional.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā or at least Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") on the 8th and 14th tithis and on parvan days; keep vrata/fasting as feasible, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and maintain a simple, sattvic routine focused on remembrance of Śiva.