Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 66

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

श्रीमन्त्रिशूलमैशाने वज्रं माहेन्द्रदिङ्मुखे । परशुं वह्निदिग्भागे याम्ये सायकमर्चयेत्

Transliteration

śrīmantriśūlamaiśāne vajraṃ māhendradiṅmukhe | paraśuṃ vahnidigbhāge yāmye sāyakamarcayet

Translation

In nordöstlicher Richtung verehre man den glückverheißenden Dreizack, durch Mantra ermächtigt. In der östlichen, von Indra beherrschten Richtung verehre man den Vajra (Donnerkeil). Im Südosten verehre man die Paraśu (Axt); und im Süden (Yāmya) den Pfeil.

Word by Word

• śrīmantriśūlam: the auspicious/glorious trident
• śrīmantriśūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīman + triśūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: śrīmat triśūlam (the glorious trident)

• aiśāne: in the Īśāna (northeast) quarter
• aiśāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana (directional locative)

• vajram: the thunderbolt (vajra)
• vajram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• māhendra-diṅmukhe: in the Māhendra (eastern) direction-front
• māhendra-diṅmukhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhendra + diś + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: māhendryāḥ diśaḥ mukhe (at the face/front of the Māhendra/East direction)

• paraśum: the axe
• paraśum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• vahni-digbhāge: in the Vahni (southeast/fire) quarter
• vahni-digbhāge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni + diś + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vahnidiśaḥ bhāge (in the portion of the fire-direction)

• yāmye: in the Yāmya (southern) quarter
• yāmye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana (directional locative)

• sāyakam: the arrow
• sāyakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaka (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teachings to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Agni
• Yama

FAQs

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

It teaches ordered, direction-based worship (dik-pūjā), showing that Saguna Shiva’s sacred powers are approached through mantra, reverence, and inner alignment—turning ritual space into a consecrated field oriented to Īśāna (Shiva’s north-east).

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

The verse supports Saguna upāsanā by honoring Shiva’s protective energies (symbolized by weapons) around the worship-space; such dik-pūjā is commonly performed to safeguard and sanctify Linga worship before deeper meditation on Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform directional offerings: face each quarter and mentally/ritually honor the trident in the north-east, vajra in the east, axe in the south-east, and arrow in the south—ideally with mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) while establishing Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and steady devotion.