Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24

षडध्व-शुद्धिः

Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path

Devanagari script

लंबयित्वा तु तत्सूत्रं सुषुम्णां तत्र योजयेत् । शांतया मुद्रयादाय मूलमंत्रेण मंत्रवित्

Transliteration

laṃbayitvā tu tatsūtraṃ suṣumṇāṃ tatra yojayet | śāṃtayā mudrayādāya mūlamaṃtreṇa maṃtravit

Translation

Letting that sacred cord hang down, the knower of mantra should connect it there with the suṣumṇā, the central channel. Then, adopting the Śāntā mudrā, he should apply the rite with the root-mantra, in tranquil, Śiva-oriented focus.

Word by Word

• laṃbayitvā: having suspended/lengthened
• laṃbayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: laṃbaya (धातु √लम्ब्, णिच् causative)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), from causative; ‘having caused to hang/lengthened’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative used adjectivally

• sūtram: thread/cord
• sūtram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• suṣumṇām: Suṣumṇā (central channel)
• suṣumṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suṣumṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tatra: there/in that place
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• yojayet: should join/attach
• yojayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु √युज्)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāṃtayā: with the ‘Śāntā’ (pacifying)
• śāṃtayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used as qualifier of mudrā

• mudrayā: with the mudrā (hand-gesture/seal)
• mudrayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ādāya: having taken/assuming
• ādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-dā (धातु √दा with उपसर्ग आ)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having taken’

• mūla-mantrena: with the root-mantra
• mūla-mantrena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘root/fundamental mantra’

• mantra-vit: the mantra-knower (practitioner)
• mantra-vit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘knower’)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘one who knows mantras’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual precision (thread and mudrā) with inner yogic alignment (suṣumṇā), showing that Śiva-worship culminates in inward stillness and mantra-centered union directed toward mokṣa.

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

Even when worship begins with saguna supports and ritual acts, the verse directs the practitioner to internalize the worship through the suṣumṇā and the root-mantra, moving from external observance toward inner realization of Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mantra-yoga procedure: position/extend the sacred cord, align awareness with the suṣumṇā, form the Śāntā mudrā, and recite the mūlamantra with a steady, pacified mind.