Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

अलुप्तशक्तिं स्वातन्त्र्यमनंतां शक्तिमेव च । ततो देवमनुज्ञाप्य सद्यादिकलशैस्तु तम्

Transliteration

aluptaśaktiṃ svātantryamanaṃtāṃ śaktimeva ca | tato devamanujñāpya sadyādikalaśaistu tam

Translation

Medita en el Señor como Aquel cuyo poder jamás mengua: cuya naturaleza es libertad absoluta y cuya energía es infinita. Luego, tras pedir el permiso de la Deidad, realiza para Él el rito con las vasijas de consagración, comenzando por el kalaśa Sadyaḥ (Sadyojāta).

Word by Word

• अलुप्त-शक्तिम्: unimpaired power
• अलुप्त-शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलुप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वातन्त्र्यम्: independence
• स्वातन्त्र्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वातन्त्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनन्ताम्: endless
• अनन्ताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• शक्तिम्: power
• शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): क्रम/अनन्तर (thereafter)

• देवम्: the god (Deva)
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुज्ञाप्य: having obtained permission
• अनुज्ञाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा (धातु: अनु + ज्ञा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable); ‘having requested/obtained permission’

• सद्यः-आदि-कलशैः: with pots beginning with the ‘sadyas’ (etc.)
• सद्यः-आदि-कलशैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supremely independent Lord whose Śakti never declines—guiding the devotee to contemplate His infinite power before beginning worship, aligning ritual with right metaphysical understanding.

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

It frames Linga/Saguṇa worship as a reverent approach to the transcendent Lord: one meditates on His boundless, undiminishing Śakti and then proceeds with formal consecration using kalashas, treating the Deity as a living presence whose consent is ritually sought.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva’s svātantrya (absolute freedom) and ananta-śakti (infinite power), then begin abhiṣeka/arcana with kalasha-consecrations starting from the Sadyojāta (Sadyaḥ) vessel, after ritually requesting the Deity’s permission.