Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12

आवरणपूजाविधानम् / The Procedure of Āvaraṇa (Enclosure) Worship

Devanagari script

योगे ध्याने जपे होमे वाह्ये वाभ्यंतरे ऽपि वा । हविश्च षड्विधं देयं शुद्धं मुद्गान्नमेव च

Transliteration

yoge dhyāne jape home vāhye vābhyaṃtare 'pi vā | haviśca ṣaḍvidhaṃ deyaṃ śuddhaṃ mudgānnameva ca

Translation

Qu’on soit engagé dans le yoga, la méditation, le japa (récitation de mantra) ou le homa (offrande au feu)—que le culte soit extérieur ou intérieur—il faut offrir le havis prescrit en six formes. Et l’on doit aussi offrir une nourriture pure, surtout une préparation nette de haricots mungo (mudga).

Word by Word

• योगे: in yoga
• योगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• ध्याने: in meditation
• ध्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• जपे: in mantra-recitation
• जपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• होमे: in fire-offering
• होमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• वाह्ये: in the external (practice)
• वाह्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; used substantively 'in the external (rite)'

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (or)

• अभ्यन्तरे: in the internal (practice)
• अभ्यन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; used substantively 'in the internal (rite)'

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (or)

• हविः: oblation (havis)
• हविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

• षड्-विधम्: sixfold/of six kinds
• षड्-विधम्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here predicate adjective with 'देयम्' (nominative)

• देयम्: should be offered
• देयम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'to be given/should be offered'

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying 'हविः/देयम्'

• मुद्ग-अन्नम्: food of mung-beans (mudga-rice/porridge)
• मुद्ग-अन्नम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as one item of offering; तत्पुरुष: मुद्गानां अन्नम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it universalizes Śaiva practice across yogic (internal) and ritual (external) modes, aligning with Siddhānta’s integration of caryā–kriyā–yoga–jñāna.

Significance: Affirms multiple valid upāyas (yoga/dhyāna/japa/homa; bāhya/ābhyantara), encouraging steady practice; promises ritual completeness through proper havis and purity, supporting progress from pāśa-boundness toward grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva sādhana is valid in both outer ritual and inner contemplation, and that purity of offering and discipline supports the soul’s approach to Pati (Shiva) and loosens pāśa (bondage).

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

External Linga-pūjā (offerings, homa) and internal Linga-dhyāna are presented as complementary; both honor Saguna Shiva as the accessible form while guiding the mind toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to combining japa and dhyāna with homa and simple, pure naivedya (such as mudga-anna), emphasizing clean, sāttvika offerings as part of Shiva worship.