Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 69

अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः

Agnikārya and Homa Procedure

Devanagari script

शिवयोः शयनं त्वेकं कल्पयेदतिशोभनम् । भक्ष्यभोज्यांबरालेपपुष्पमालादिकं तथा

Transliteration

śivayoḥ śayanaṃ tvekaṃ kalpayedatiśobhanam | bhakṣyabhojyāṃbarālepapuṣpamālādikaṃ tathā

Translation

Qu’on prépare un seul lit, d’une beauté éclatante, pour Śiva et la Devī réunis; et qu’on offre aussi mets délicats et nourritures cuites, vêtements, onguents parfumés, guirlandes de fleurs et autres présents, afin d’honorer le Couple divin avec amour et vénération.

Word by Word

• śivayoḥ: of Śiva (and Pārvatī) / of the two Śivas
• śivayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• śayanam: bed/resting place
• śayanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अवधारण (indeed/and)

• ekam: one/single
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (शयनम्)

• kalpayet: should arrange/prepare
• kalpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kḷp (कॢप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atiśobhanam: very splendid
• atiśobhanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अति-शोभन = very splendid), विशेषण (शयनम्)

• bhakṣya-bhojya-ambara-ālepa-puṣpa-mālā-ādikam: edibles, foods, garments, unguents, flowers, garlands, etc.
• bhakṣya-bhojya-ambara-ālepa-puṣpa-mālā-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya + bhojya + ambara + ālepa + puṣpa + mālā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (list-compound) with -ādi (‘etc.’)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (and likewise/also)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches upacāra-bhakti—devotional worship expressed through respectful hospitality to Śiva and Devī—training the devotee’s mind in reverence, purity, and loving surrender to Pati (the Lord) along with His Śakti.

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

These offerings are standard services (upacāras) in saguna worship, where the devotee honors Shiva’s accessible form—often the Liṅga—while remembering that the same Lord transcends form as nirguṇa; the external ritual supports inner recollection.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform pūjā with offerings—food (naivedya), clothing, fragrance, and flowers—while mentally visualizing Śiva-Śakti united and reciting a Shiva mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as inner worship.