Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

मूर्तिं कृत्वैवमाकारां सकलीकृत्य च क्रमात् । मूर्तिमंतमथावाह्य यजेत्परमकारणम्

Transliteration

mūrtiṃ kṛtvaivamākārāṃ sakalīkṛtya ca kramāt | mūrtimaṃtamathāvāhya yajetparamakāraṇam

Translation

Habiendo modelado una imagen con esa misma forma y, luego, consagrándola paso a paso hasta hacerla una encarnación sagrada completa, debe invocarse al Señor dotado de forma y adorársele: la Causa Suprema de todo.

Word by Word

• मूर्तिम्: an image/form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया-अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/त्वान्त), ‘having made’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• आकाराम्: of such a shape
• आकाराम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘मूर्तिम्’ इति विशेषण

• सकलीकृत्य: having completed/assembled
• सकलीकृत्य: Kriyā (क्रिया-अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सकलीकृ (धातु-समासित; सकल + √कृ)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund), ‘having made complete/whole’

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

• क्रमात्: in due order/step by step
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (ablative used adverbially)

• मूर्तिमन्तम्: embodied
• मूर्तिमन्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्तिमन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘परमकारणम्’ इति विशेषण

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Kriyā (क्रिया-अनुबन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/आवाह्य), ‘having invoked/brought near’

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परम-कारणम्: the supreme cause
• परम-कारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘परं कारणम्’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Supreme (Parama-kāraṇa) can be approached through a sanctified form: by properly completing and consecrating the form, the devotee’s mind becomes fit for focused devotion (bhakti) and grace.

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

The verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: after preparing the sacred form and invoking Shiva (āvāhana), one worships Him as the Supreme Cause—showing that form-worship is a valid doorway to realizing the formless reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates a sequential pūjā method: create/prepare the form, perform proper consecration (sakalīkaraṇa) in due order, invoke Shiva (āvāhana), and worship—typically accompanied by mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).