Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

भोक्तृत्वविषयासंगमलं तत्कायशोधनम् । कृत्वैवमेव शिष्यस्य छिंद्यात्पाशत्रयं ततः

Transliteration

bhoktṛtvaviṣayāsaṃgamalaṃ tatkāyaśodhanam | kṛtvaivameva śiṣyasya chiṃdyātpāśatrayaṃ tataḥ

Translation

Ayant ainsi purifié le corps du disciple en ôtant l’impureté née du sentiment d’être le jouisseur et de l’attachement aux objets, le maître doit ensuite trancher les trois liens (pāśa) du disciple.

Word by Word

• bhoktṛtva-viṣaya-āsaṅga-malam: the impurity of attachment to objects due to enjoyer-hood
• bhoktṛtva-viṣaya-āsaṅga-malam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoktṛtva (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āsaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + mala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (सम्बन्धार्थः: ‘भोक्तृत्वस्य विषयेषु आसङ्गः’ तस्य मलम्)

• tat-kāya-śodhanam: that is the purification of the body
• tat-kāya-śodhanam: Kriya-phala (क्रियाफल/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक) + śodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘तस्य कायस्य शोधनम्’)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: अव्यय (Gerund/क्त्वान्त)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• śiṣyasya: of the disciple
• śiṣyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• chindyāt: should cut off
• chindyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √chid (छिद् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāśa-trayam: the three bonds
• pāśa-trayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘पाशानां त्रयम्’)

• tataḥ: thereafter/then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva yoga and bondage-release teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation begins with cleansing the root impurity of “I am the enjoyer/doer” and attachment to sense-objects; only then can the guru, through Shiva-knowledge and initiation, sever the disciple’s threefold bondage (pāśa-traya) so the soul abides in Shiva’s grace.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva—worshiped as the Linga—becomes the focus that dissolves egoic enjoyership and object-clinging; devotion and worship mature into inner purification, making the disciple fit for Shiva’s liberating knowledge that cuts the bonds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to preparatory purification and guru-led discipline: reducing attachment and ego, steady meditation on Shiva (often supported by mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara), and initiatory instruction through which the “three bonds” are spiritually severed.