Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

कृता तस्मात्परं धाम गमयैनं तवाव्ययम् । इति विज्ञाप्य देवाय नाडीसंधानपूर्वकम्

Transliteration

kṛtā tasmātparaṃ dhāma gamayainaṃ tavāvyayam | iti vijñāpya devāya nāḍīsaṃdhānapūrvakam

Translation

«Ainsi donc, ô Seigneur, conduis-le vers Ta demeure suprême et impérissable.» Ayant ainsi supplié la Divinité, il entreprit ensuite, comme discipline préliminaire, la jonction intérieure yogique des nāḍīs (canaux vitaux).

Word by Word

• कृता: done, accomplished
• कृता: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सन्दर्भे—'कृता' = 'done/accomplished')

• तस्मात्: from that, then
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme, higher
• परम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (धाम इति विशेष्येण सह)

• धाम: abode, realm
• धाम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गमय: lead (him), take (him)
• गमय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): 'cause to go/lead'

• एनम्: this one / him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अव्ययम्: imperishable, undecaying
• अव्ययम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (देव/धाम/पद इत्यादि विशेषणरूपेण)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• विज्ञाप्य: having informed
• विज्ञाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञाप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) उपसर्गः—वि; 'having informed'

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• नाडी-सन्धान-पूर्वकम्: with the prior connection of the nāḍīs
• नाडी-सन्धान-पूर्वकम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्धान (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण—'नाडी-सन्धानं पूर्वं कृत्वा/पूर्वकं' (with the prior joining of nāḍīs)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames liberation as entry into Shiva’s “supreme, imperishable abode,” attained by Shiva’s grace when the seeker’s inner discipline is aligned—showing Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on Pati (Shiva) as the giver of moksha.

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

The petition to “the Lord” reflects surrender to Saguna Shiva as the accessible divine giver of grace; Linga-worship, mantra, and devotion culminate in realizing Shiva’s transcendence and reaching His supreme dhāma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to a yogic practice of nāḍī-saṁdhāna—harmonizing the subtle channels through disciplined breath/inner concentration—performed as a preparatory step, ideally supported by mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) and Shaiva devotion.