Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59

पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow

Devanagari script

दत्त्वार्घ्यमष्टौ पुष्पाणि देवमुद्वास्य लिंगतः । अग्नेश्चाग्निं सुसंयम्य ह्युद्वास्य च तमप्युत

Transliteration

dattvārghyamaṣṭau puṣpāṇi devamudvāsya liṃgataḥ | agneścāgniṃ susaṃyamya hyudvāsya ca tamapyuta

Translation

Après avoir offert l’arghya et huit fleurs, qu’on conclue avec respect le culte du Deva auprès du Liṅga. Et, après avoir bien maîtrisé et apaisé le feu sacré, qu’on mette aussi dûment fin à ce rite.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya (offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उद्वास्य: having dismissed
• उद्वास्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+वस् (धातु) → उद्वास्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having dismissed/removed’

• लिङ्गतः: from the liṅga
• लिङ्गतः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तसिल्-अर्थे (from/out of)

• अग्नेः: of the fire
• अग्नेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अग्निम्: fire
• अग्निम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सु-संयम्य: having well controlled
• सु-संयम्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सम्+यम् (धातु) → संयम्य (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having well restrained/controlled’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• उद्वास्य: having dismissed
• उद्वास्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+वस् (धातु) → उद्वास्य (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• उत: moreover/also
• उत: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक निपात (and/also; sometimes ‘moreover’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga
• Agni

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion must be joined with discipline: worship is completed not only by offerings but by a mindful, respectful conclusion (udvāsana), preserving purity and order so the mind remains steady in Śiva-bhakti.

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

The Liṅga is the accessible, saguna focus for approaching the transcendent Pati (Śiva). The verse teaches proper closure of Liṅga-pūjā—offering arghya and flowers, then formally concluding—so the rite remains complete and reverent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the concluding rite of worship: offer arghya and flowers, then do udvāsana (formal completion) and carefully settle the sacred fire; inwardly, end with composure and remembrance of Śiva (e.g., silent japa of the Pañcākṣarī).