Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

कृत्वानुचिन्त्य तद्व्याप्तिं वागीशां च यथाक्रमम् । दीप्ताग्नौ पूर्णहोमान्तं कृत्वा शेषं च पूर्ववत्

Transliteration

kṛtvānucintya tadvyāptiṃ vāgīśāṃ ca yathākramam | dīptāgnau pūrṇahomāntaṃ kṛtvā śeṣaṃ ca pūrvavat

Translation

Après avoir accompli le rite, qu’on médite sur Son omniprésence, puis, selon l’ordre prescrit, qu’on rende un culte à Vāgīśā, la Déesse qui préside à la parole sacrée. Dans le feu flamboyant, qu’on mène le homa jusqu’à son achèvement parfait, puis qu’on accomplisse le reste des actes exactement comme il fut ordonné auparavant.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having done’

• अनुचिन्त्य: having contemplated
• अनुचिन्त्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + चिन्त् (धातु) → अनुचिन्त्य (ल्यप्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (absolutive): ‘having reflected/meditated’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (determinant of compound)

• व्याप्तिम्: pervasion
• व्याप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• वागीशाम्: the Vāgīśā(s) (lords/powers of speech)
• वागीशाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्-ईश (प्रातिपदिक); वाक् + ईश
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (as a group of deities/energies)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• यथा: as
• यथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (as)

• क्रमम्: sequence/order
• क्रमम्: Prakāra/Adverbial (प्रकार/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular used adverbially (‘in order’)

• दीप्ताग्नौ: in the blazing fire
• दीप्ताग्नौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्त-अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक); दीप्त + अग्नि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• पूर्णहोमान्तम्: the conclusion of the complete oblation (full-homa ending)
• पूर्णहोमान्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण-होम-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक); पूर्ण + होम + अन्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (object of ‘कृत्वा’)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having done’

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय; पूर्व + वत्)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: as before)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vagisha

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship (homa) should be joined with inner realization—contemplating Shiva’s all-pervading nature—so ritual becomes a means to purify the soul (paśu) and orient it toward the Lord (Pati).

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

The verse reflects a Saguna mode of worship through ordered rites and fire-offerings, while directing the mind to Shiva’s vyāpti (pervasion), bridging form-based devotion with the truth that the Linga signifies the all-pervading Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Complete the homa properly in a kindled fire, worship Vāgīśā in sequence (supporting mantra-japa and correct recitation), and meditate on Shiva’s all-pervasiveness while finishing the remaining steps as previously prescribed.