Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 58

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

शिवशक्तियुताञ्चैव शक्तिविद्यां च तादृशीम् । ऋषिं छन्दश्च देवं च शिवतां शिवयोस्तथा

Transliteration

śivaśaktiyutāñcaiva śaktividyāṃ ca tādṛśīm | ṛṣiṃ chandaśca devaṃ ca śivatāṃ śivayostathā

Translation

Qu’il sache aussi que cette Śakti‑Vidya est dotée de Śiva et de Śakti ; et qu’il connaisse également son ṛṣi, son chandas (mètre), son deva président, ainsi que la Śivatā — c’est‑à‑dire la nature intrinsèque de Śiva — du Couple divin.

Word by Word

• शिव-शक्ति-युतान्: endowed with Śiva and Śakti
• शिव-शक्ति-युतान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शक्ति-विद्याम्: the Śakti-mantra/knowledge
• शक्ति-विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• तादृशीम्: such/of that kind
• तादृशीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• ऋषिम्: seer (ṛṣi)
• ऋषिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• छन्दः: meter (chandas)
• छन्दः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular) (Vedic/Sanskrit usage: छन्दः as object)

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

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

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

• शिवताम्: Śiva-nature/Śivahood
• शिवताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवयोः: of Śiva and (Śakti) / of the two Śivas
• शिवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/particle): ‘thus/likewise’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Devi

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-dharma: a mantra is not recited mechanically—one should know its Śiva-Śakti essence, along with ṛṣi, chandas, and devatā, so worship becomes conscious alignment with Pati (Shiva) and His inseparable Shakti.

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

Lingārcana and Saguna worship are strengthened when the devotee recognizes the presiding deity and the Śiva-nature (śivatā) behind the mantra—seeing the Linga as Shiva inseparably united with Shakti, the power that makes grace and liberation effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Before japa, perform mantra-nyāsa in understanding: contemplate the mantra’s ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, and its Śiva-Śakti unity; then do steady japa with bhakti and inner recollection of Śiva-nature (śivatā).