Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन

Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka

Devanagari script

निवेद्य पायसं तस्मै समप्याराधनं क्रमात् । प्रणिपत्य च तं देवं प्राप्तानुज्ञश्च तन्मुखात्

Transliteration

nivedya pāyasaṃ tasmai samapyārādhanaṃ kramāt | praṇipatya ca taṃ devaṃ prāptānujñaśca tanmukhāt

Translation

Après Lui avoir offert le riz au lait sucré (pāyasa) et avoir accompli le culte selon l’ordre prescrit, il se prosterna devant ce Seigneur divin ; et de la bouche même du Seigneur il reçut la permission de se retirer.

Word by Word

• निवेद्य: having offered/presented
• निवेद्य: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (क्रियासमकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: नि+विद्, अर्थ: निवेदनं कृत्वा

• पायसम्: rice-pudding (payasa)
• पायसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• समाप्य: having completed
• समाप्य: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातु: सम्+आप्, अर्थ: समाप्तिं नीत्वा

• आराधनम्: worship/propitiation
• आराधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• क्रमात्: in due order, sequentially
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverbial usage of ablative), अर्थ: क्रमशः/अनुक्रमेण

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नि-पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातु: प्र+नि+पत्, अर्थ: प्रणामं कृत्वा

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्त-अनुज्ञः: one who has obtained permission
• प्राप्त-अनुज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयवत्/विशेषण-विशेष्यभाव: ‘प्राप्ता अनुज्ञा यस्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• तत्-मुखात्: from his mouth
• तत्-मुखात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (‘तस्य मुखम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General pūjā-krama: naivedya (pāyasa) and completion of worship culminating in the Lord granting anu-jñā (permission/leave), a motif common in temple liturgy (visarjana/udvāsana).

Significance: Models complete worship: offering, orderly completion, prostration, and receiving divine assent—framing devotion as a relationship where Śiva responds with grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that true Shaiva devotion is both disciplined (worship done in proper sequence) and humble (prostration), culminating in Shiva’s grace expressed as direct approval and guidance.

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

The verse reflects Saguna worship—offering naivedya like pāyasa, completing formal ārādhana, and bowing—through which the devotee receives Shiva’s tangible response, a hallmark of personal Lord (Saguna) devotion centered on the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-puja step-by-step (krama), include a sincere food offering (naivedya), and conclude with full prostration (praṇipāta); the inner takeaway is to end worship by seeking the Lord’s sanction and resting in His grace.