Shloka 23

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

संधाने युगपत्पूजां कृत्वा हुत्वाहुतित्रयम् । शिष्यात्मनः प्रतिष्ठायां प्रवेशं त्वथ भावयेत्

Transliteration

saṃdhāne yugapatpūjāṃ kṛtvā hutvāhutitrayam | śiṣyātmanaḥ pratiṣṭhāyāṃ praveśaṃ tvatha bhāvayet

Translation

At the time of saṃdhāna, having performed the simultaneous worship and offered the three oblations, the teacher should then contemplate the disciple’s self entering into pratiṣṭhā—becoming firmly established in Śiva.

Word by Word

• संधाने: in/at the saṃdhāna (rite)
• संधाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• युगपत्: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युगपत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/समकालवाचक-अव्यय (simultaneously)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• हुत्वा: having offered
• हुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• आहुति-त्रयम्: the three oblations
• आहुति-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—त्रयः आहुतयः (द्विगु)

• शिष्यात्मनः: of the disciple’s self
• शिष्यात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः—शिष्यस्य आत्मा (तत्पुरुष)

• प्रतिष्ठायाम्: in the consecration/establishment
• प्रतिष्ठायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• प्रवेशम्: entry/entrance
• प्रवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• अथ: then/thereupon
• अथ: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/now)

• भावयेत्: should contemplate/bring about
• भावयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (Causative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching on ritual and inner contemplation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual (pūjā and homa) must culminate in inner realization: the disciple’s soul is to be contemplated as entering stable establishment in Śiva (Pati), loosening the bonds (pāśa) that bind the individual (paśu).

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

Pratiṣṭhā implies establishing sacred presence; in Saguna worship this is linked with linga-pratiṣṭhā and pūjā, but the verse emphasizes that the true ‘installation’ is also internal—establishing the disciple’s consciousness in Śiva through guided contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the concluding worship and a homa with three oblations, then practice bhāvanā: visualize the disciple’s self entering and becoming firmly established in Śiva during the consecration, aligning ritual action with meditative absorption.