Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60

पाशुपतव्रतविधिः | The Procedure of the Supreme Pāśupata Vow

Devanagari script

प्रत्यहं च जनस्त्वेवं कुर्यात्सेवां पुरोदिताम् । ततस्तत्साम्बुजं लिंगं सर्वोपकरणान्वितम्

Transliteration

pratyahaṃ ca janastvevaṃ kuryātsevāṃ puroditām | tatastatsāmbujaṃ liṃgaṃ sarvopakaraṇānvitam

Translation

Et chaque jour, le dévot doit accomplir le service cultuel tel qu’il a été exposé. Ensuite, muni de tous les accessoires rituels, qu’il serve dûment ce Liṅga — avec l’offrande d’eau et l’adoration du lotus — comme appui sacré pour s’approcher du Seigneur Śiva.

Word by Word

• प्रति-अहम्: every day
• प्रति-अहम्: Kāla (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास; अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (every day)

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

• जनः: a person/people (one)
• जनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus/in this manner)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सेवाम्: service/worship
• सेवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुरा-उदिताम्: previously stated
• पुरा-उदिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय) + उदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (पुरा + उदिता); उदित (भूतकृदन्त, √वद्/√उद्? here ‘said/declared’ in sense of ‘stated’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सेवाम् इति विशेषण

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kārya-kāraṇa/Anantara (अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-अर्थक (thereafter/from that)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपद (that)

• स-अम्बुजम्: with a lotus
• स-अम्बुजम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अम्बुजसहितम् = with lotus/lotus-bearing)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्व-उपकरण-अन्वितम्: endowed with all requisites
• सर्व-उपकरण-अन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपकरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (सर्वैः उपकरणैः अन्वितम् = endowed with all implements); अन्वित = भूतकृदन्त

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Daily liṅga-sevā is presented as a steady sādhana that purifies the paśu (bound soul) and prepares it for Śiva’s anugraha through disciplined nitya-pūjā.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It emphasizes nitya-sevā (daily, disciplined worship) as a steady means to purify the pashu (bound soul) and turn the mind toward Pati (Śiva), making devotion consistent rather than occasional.

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

The Liṅga is treated as the accessible, saguna support for worship—served with prescribed offerings and implements—through which the devotee reveres the transcendent Śiva in a concrete ritual form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the previously taught daily Liṅga-sevā with proper upacāras—especially water-offering/abhisheka and flower/lotus offering—ideally accompanied by japa of Śiva-mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).