Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

स्वात्मनो व्यापिकां तद्वद्वागीशीं च यथा पुरा । बालार्कसदृशाकारां भासयंतीं दिशो दश

Transliteration

svātmano vyāpikāṃ tadvadvāgīśīṃ ca yathā purā | bālārkasadṛśākārāṃ bhāsayaṃtīṃ diśo daśa

Translation

Comme auparavant, il contempla Vāgīśī comme omniprésente, à l’égal de son propre Soi : resplendissante telle le jeune soleil levant, illuminant les dix directions.

Word by Word

• sva-ātmanaḥ: of one’s own self
• sva-ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘svasya ātmanaḥ’ (of one’s own self)

• vyāpikām: all-pervading
• vyāpikām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tadvat: likewise/in the same way
• tadvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial ‘in that manner/likewise’

• vāk-īśīm: Vāgīśī (goddess/lady of speech)
• vāk-īśīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक) + īśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘vācaḥ īśī’ (mistress/lord of speech)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), comparative ‘as/just as’

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb ‘formerly/before’

• bāla-arka-sadṛśa-ākārām: having a form like the young sun
• bāla-arka-sadṛśa-ākārām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक) + sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); multi-member Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष): ‘bālārkasya sadṛśaḥ ākāraḥ yasyāḥ sā’ used adjectivally ‘having a form like the rising/young sun’

• bhāsayantīm: illuminating
• bhāsayantīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhās (भास् धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-pratyaya (शतृ) present active participle, Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); causative sense ‘causing to shine/illuminating’

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral (संख्या), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन); agreeing with diśaḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Vagishi (Sarasvati)

FAQs

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

It portrays the divine power (Śakti) as all-pervading like the Self, revealing that true knowledge and sacred speech arise when consciousness is illumined in every direction—symbolizing inner awakening and clarity.

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

Though the verse highlights Vāgīśī, it supports Saguna worship by showing how divine forms manifest as perceivable radiance; such manifestations steady devotion and lead the mind toward the all-pervading reality honored in Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on a radiant divine form (jyoti-dhyāna) with mantra-japa—especially Shiva’s Panchākṣarī—seeking inner illumination that ‘lights’ all directions of awareness.