Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

दुकूलाद्येन वस्त्रेण समाच्छाद्य समंततः । सर्वत्र मंत्रं विन्यस्य तत्तन्मंत्रपुरस्सरम्

Transliteration

dukūlādyena vastreṇa samācchādya samaṃtataḥ | sarvatra maṃtraṃ vinyasya tattanmaṃtrapurassaram

Translation

Darauf bedecke man es ringsum vollständig mit einem Tuch, etwa feiner Seide; sodann setze man überall die Mantras ein, wobei jede Setzung von ihrem jeweils eigenen Mantra eingeleitet wird.

Word by Word

• दुकूलाद्येन: with (a cloth) such as silk
• दुकूलाद्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दुकूलम् आदिः यस्मात्/दुकूलादि = silk etc.; ‘by cloth such as silk’)

• वस्त्रेण: with a cloth
• वस्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाच्छाद्य: having covered
• समाच्छाद्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + छद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: परितोऽर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: on all sides)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: everywhere)

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विन्यस्य: having arranged/placed
• विन्यस्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस्/न्यस् (धातु; √अस् with नि/वि, ‘to place’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तत्-तत्: each respective
• तत्-तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive) ‘each respective’

• मन्त्रपुरस्सरम्: preceded by the (appropriate) mantra
• मन्त्रपुरस्सरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरस्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मन्त्रः पुरः यस्य/मन्त्रेण पुरस्सरम् = preceded by mantra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Instruction concerns covering/concealing the prepared ritual base/object with fine cloth and performing mantra-vinyāsa (nyāsa). Not a site-specific Jyotirliṅga episode.

Significance: Mantra-vinyāsa sacralizes space and implements, transforming ordinary matter into fit upacāras for Śiva; supports inner purification and steadiness in worship.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship becomes efficacious when outer actions are sanctified by mantra—nyāsa turns the ritual space and the worshipper’s intention into a consecrated field directed to Pati (Shiva), loosening pāśa (bondage) through disciplined remembrance.

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

The instruction to cover and then install mantras “everywhere” indicates a formal saguna-upāsanā procedure: the Linga and its surroundings are ritually prepared, and Shiva is approached through specific mantras that invoke His presence in the icon for focused devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-nyāsa: covering the worship-object/altar with a clean cloth and then performing systematic mantra placements (aṅga/karanyāsa or āvaraṇa-nyāsa as applicable), reciting each mantra before the corresponding placement.