Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

प्रार्थयेत्प्रांजलिर्देवं नित्यमत्र स्थितो भव । इति विज्ञाप्य तं शंभोस्तेजसा भासुरं स्मरेत्

Transliteration

prārthayetprāṃjalirdevaṃ nityamatra sthito bhava | iti vijñāpya taṃ śaṃbhostejasā bhāsuraṃ smaret

Translation

Les paumes jointes, qu’on prie le Seigneur : « Demeure ici à jamais ». L’ayant ainsi imploré, qu’on médite Śambhu, rayonnant d’une splendeur divine.

Word by Word

• प्रार्थयेत्: should pray/request
• प्रार्थयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय् (धातु; प्र+अर्थय् caus.)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्राञ्जलिः: with joined palms; one with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), देशवाचक (Locative adverb)

• स्थितः: being present/situated
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (क्तप्रत्यय)
• Form: क्तान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थित’ = having stood/being situated

• भव: be
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• विज्ञाप्य: having informed
• विज्ञाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having informed/after informing’

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

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेजसा: by (his) radiance
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भासुरम्: shining, radiant
• भासुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of ‘तम्’

• स्मरेत्: should remember/meditate on
• स्मरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-worship instructions as preserved in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: nityam atra sthito bhava

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is completed by heartfelt supplication and inner contemplation—inviting Pati (Śiva) to abide in the place of worship and then fixing the mind on His tejas, which purifies the bound soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa).

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

The instruction “be ever present here” aligns with āvāhana (invocation) in liṅga-pūjā and saguna-upāsanā—treating the worship-seat or liṅga as the sacred locus where Śiva is reverently invoked, then meditated upon as the luminous Śambhu.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform añjali (joined-palms prayer) as part of invocation, then practice dhyāna—remembering Śiva as ‘bhāsura’ (radiant). This pairs naturally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during meditation.