Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

पुष्पक्षेपेण संताड्य बध्नीयाल्लोचनं गुरुः । दुकूलार्धेन वस्त्रेण मंत्रितेन नवेन च

Transliteration

puṣpakṣepeṇa saṃtāḍya badhnīyāllocanaṃ guruḥ | dukūlārdhena vastreṇa maṃtritena navena ca

Translation

Ensuite, l’effleurant doucement d’une pluie de fleurs, le guru doit bander les yeux (du disciple) avec une moitié d’étoffe dukūla, neuve et consacrée par le mantra.

Word by Word

• puṣpa-kṣepeṇa: with a throwing of flowers
• puṣpa-kṣepeṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): puṣpāṇāṃ kṣepaḥ ‘throwing of flowers’

• saṃtāḍya: having struck
• saṃtāḍya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√tāḍ (ताड् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having struck/beat’ (पूर्वकाले क्रिया)

• badhnīyāt: should bind
• badhnīyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bandh (बन्ध् धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• locanam: the eye
• locanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• guruḥ: the teacher
• guruḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dukūla-ardhena: with half of a fine cloth
• dukūla-ardhena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dukūla (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): dukūlasya ardham ‘half of a fine cloth’

• vastreṇa: with a cloth
• vastreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• maṃtritena: consecrated/enchanted (with mantra)
• maṃtritena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃtrita (मन्त्रित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √mantr/मन्त्र् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; qualifying ‘vastreṇa’

• navena: new
• navena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; qualifying ‘vastreṇa’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (mantra-consecrated cloth is mentioned; specific mantra not quoted)

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru

FAQs

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

It highlights diksha as a guru-guided sanctification: flowers signify auspicious grace, while mantra-consecrated binding of the eyes symbolizes turning the seeker inward from sensory distraction toward Shiva-realization under the guru’s guidance.

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

The act prepares the disciple for disciplined, reverent approach to Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upasana), where outer ritual purity and inner focus are harmonized through mantra and guru-ordained procedure.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A preparatory rite for initiation: the guru uses mantra-samskara (mantra consecration) and sensory restraint (covering the eyes), implying dharana-like inwardness before receiving or practicing Shiva-mantras such as the Panchakshara.