Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः

Agnikārya and Homa Procedure

Devanagari script

वौषडंतेन जुहुयाद्धारां तु यवसंमिताम् । इत्थं पूर्णाहुतिं कृत्वा परिषिंचेच्च पूर्ववत्

Transliteration

vauṣaḍaṃtena juhuyāddhārāṃ tu yavasaṃmitām | itthaṃ pūrṇāhutiṃ kṛtvā pariṣiṃcecca pūrvavat

Translation

Avec le mantra se terminant par « vauṣaṭ », qu’il verse dans le feu une offrande continue, mesurée à la taille d’un grain d’orge. Ainsi, après avoir accompli la pūrṇāhuti (oblations finale et complète), qu’il asperge de nouveau l’eau consacrée, comme il fut prescrit auparavant.

Word by Word

• वौषट्-अन्तेन: with (a mantra) ending in ‘vauṣaṭ’
• वौषट्-अन्तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वौषट् (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रशब्द) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/निर्देश): वौषट् + अन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘वौषट्’ इति अन्ते यस्य (मन्त्रस्य)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘होमं कुर्यात्’

• धाराम्: a stream/pour
• धाराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• यव-संमिताम्: measured like a barley-grain (in size)
• यव-संमिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक) + संमित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: यव + संमिता (‘यवप्रमाणेन मिता’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धाराम्)

• इत्थम्: thus/in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पूर्ण-आहुतिम्: the complete oblation
• पूर्ण-आहुतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: पूर्णा आहुतिः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); अर्थ: ‘कृत्वा’

• परिषिञ्चेत्: should sprinkle around
• परिषिञ्चेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्यन्द्/सिच् (धातु: सिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: परि-; ‘परितः सिञ्चेत्’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Pūrṇāhuti and subsequent sprinkling (pariṣiñcana) signify completion and purification—ritual closure that mirrors the soul’s movement from impurity toward Śiva’s gracious acceptance.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: …vauṣaṭ

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, measure-bound worship: the devotee completes the rite with a proper pūrṇāhuti and purification by sprinkling, expressing reverence to Pati (Shiva) through orderly karma dedicated for inner cleansing and grace.

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

The homa and concluding purification are external supports for Saguna Shiva worship, aligning body, speech, and mind in a consecrated sequence that culminates in completion (pūrṇāhuti) and sanctification (pariṣiñcana), fitting the Shiva Purana’s liturgical approach to Linga devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A fire-offering (homa) using a mantra ending with “vauṣaṭ,” followed by pūrṇāhuti and ritual sprinkling with sanctified water as previously instructed—highlighting careful mantra-use and purification as part of Shiva-upāsanā.