Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 73

अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः

Agnikārya and Homa Procedure

Devanagari script

शंखादिनिनदैर्दिव्यैर्देवं देवीं च बोधयेत् । ततस्तत्समयोन्निद्रैः पुष्पैरतिसुगंधिभिः

Transliteration

śaṃkhādininadairdivyairdevaṃ devīṃ ca bodhayet | tatastatsamayonnidraiḥ puṣpairatisugaṃdhibhiḥ

Translation

Par des sons divins—tels que celui de la conque sacrée (śaṅkha) et d’autres instruments de bon augure—qu’on réveille le Seigneur et la Déesse. Puis, au moment convenable, qu’on leur offre des fleurs pleinement épanouies, d’un parfum très suave.

Word by Word

• śaṃkha-ādi-ninadaiḥ: by conch-and-other sounds
• śaṃkha-ādi-ninadaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ninada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘by sounds of conch etc.’

• divyaiḥ: divine
• divyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; qualifying ninadaiḥ

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• bodhayet: should awaken/rouse
• bodhayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु √बुध्, णिच् causative)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular; causative ‘should awaken’

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रमवाचक/अपादानार्थक अव्यय)

• tat-samaya-unnidraiḥ: freshly opened (at that time)
• tat-samaya-unnidraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक) + unnidra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘freshly awakened at that time’ qualifying puṣpaiḥ

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers
• puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ati-sugandhibhiḥ: very fragrant
• ati-sugandhibhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + sugandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘very fragrant’ qualifying puṣpaiḥ

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches upacāra-pūjā as disciplined bhakti: awakening Śiva and Umā with auspicious sound and offering pure, fragrant flowers symbolizes rousing one’s own consciousness from tamas into devotion and clarity under the Lord’s grace (pati-anugraha).

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

The instruction is characteristic of saguna worship—treating Śiva (often as the Liṅga) and the Devī as living divine presences, offering sound (nāda) and flowers as respectful services (sevā), which steady the mind and make it fit for higher realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is morning or festival pūjā: begin with śaṅkha/ghaṇṭā (auspicious sound), then offer fresh, fully bloomed fragrant flowers; inwardly, synchronize this with mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to ‘awaken’ devotion and attention.