Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37

काम्यकर्मविभागः — Taxonomy of Kāmya (Desire-Motivated) Śaiva Rites

Devanagari script

पञ्चोपकरणं कृत्वा पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम् । ब्रह्मभिश्च षडङ्गैश्च ततो मातृकया सह

Transliteration

pañcopakaraṇaṃ kṛtvā pūjayetparameśvaram | brahmabhiśca ṣaḍaṅgaiśca tato mātṛkayā saha

Translation

Après avoir disposé les cinq requis rituels (pañcopakaraṇa), on doit adorer Parameśvara. Ensuite, avec les Brahma-mantras et les six auxiliaires (ṣaḍaṅga), puis avec la Mātṛkā—la matrice des lettres sacrées—le culte doit être accompli.

Word by Word

• पञ्च-उपकरणम्: the five requisites/implements
• पञ्च-उपकरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + उपकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पञ्च’ संख्या-पूर्वक समास

• कृत्वा: having prepared/done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having done/made’

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Vidhi-kriyā (विधि-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परम-ईश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मभिः: with the Brahma(-mantras)/Brahma-formulas
• ब्रह्मभिः: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

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

• षड्-अङ्गैः: with the six limbs (ṣaḍaṅga)
• षड्-अङ्गैः: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘six limbs’ (ṣaḍaṅga)

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

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर (sequence adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• मातृकया: with the Mātṛkā (letters/energies)
• मातृकया: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/सहयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ/सहयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे (with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) ṣaḍaṅga-mantras; brahma-mantras; mātṛkā (alphabet)

Type: kavaca

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-pūjā is not merely external offering: by sanctifying worship with mantras, ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa, and Mātṛkā, the devotee aligns body, speech, and mind to Pati (Śiva), loosening pāśa (bondage) and orienting toward grace (anugraha).

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

The verse outlines a liturgical sequence suitable for Liṅga-worship: prepare the offerings, worship Parameśvara in a tangible form (Saguna—such as the Liṅga), and empower the rite through mantra and nyāsa so the external symbol becomes an inward realization of Śiva-presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests performing mantra-based worship with ṣaḍaṅga (six-limbed) auxiliaries—commonly applied as nyāsa—and recitation/installation of the Mātṛkā letters, treating sound (śabda) as a direct means of Śiva-upāsanā.