Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 48

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

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

Devanagari script

ताडनं रुधिरेण स्यात्खरस्योष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः । मारणोच्चाटने कुर्याद्रोहिबीजैस्तिलान्वितैः

Transliteration

tāḍanaṃ rudhireṇa syātkharasyoṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ | māraṇoccāṭane kuryādrohibījaistilānvitaiḥ

Translation

Für das Ritual des Tāḍana (Schlagens) verwende man das Blut eines Esels oder eines Kamels, oder beides zusammen. Für die Handlungen des Māraṇa (Vernichtung) und Uccāṭana (Vertreibung) vollziehe man den Vorgang mit Rohī-Samen, mit Sesam vermengt.

Word by Word

• tāḍanam: striking/beating (rite)
• tāḍanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāḍana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• rudhireṇa: with blood
• rudhireṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• syāt: should be/is to be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kharasya: of a donkey
• kharasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• uṣṭrasya: of a camel
• uṣṭrasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• ubhayoḥ: of both
• ubhayoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (उभयलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• māraṇa-occāṭane: in killing and driving-away rites
• māraṇa-occāṭane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māraṇa + occāṭana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन) used as a pair; ‘in (the rites of) killing and expulsion’

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• rohibījaiḥ: with rohi-seeds
• rohibījaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohi-bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tila-anvitaiḥ: accompanied by sesame
• tila-anvitaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tila + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying rohibījaiḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

FAQs

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

It illustrates how certain ritual technologies can be directed toward tamasic ends (harm, coercion), which Shaiva Siddhanta treats as strengthening pāśa (bondage). The implied lesson is discernment: true devotion to Pati (Shiva) aims at purification and liberation, not domination.

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

By contrast: Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva upāsanā are meant to refine the mind through mantra, bhasma, and bhakti. Practices aimed at māraṇa/uccāṭana run opposite to the liberating intent of Shiva worship, which is to dissolve malice and ego rather than empower them.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse mentions ritual ingredients for tāḍana, māraṇa, and uccāṭana, but it does not prescribe a Shaiva meditative discipline. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, the practical takeaway is to prefer sattvic Shiva practices—Pañcākṣara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and Rudrākṣa—over harmful rites.