Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

एकरुद्रं च तच्छक्तिं पश्चादीशदले ऽर्चयेत् । त्रिमूर्तिं तस्य शक्तिं च पूजयेदग्निदिग्दले

Transliteration

ekarudraṃ ca tacchaktiṃ paścādīśadale 'rcayet | trimūrtiṃ tasya śaktiṃ ca pūjayedagnidigdale

Translation

Sur le pétale occidental, associé à Īśa, qu’on adore Ekarudra avec sa Śakti. Sur le pétale de la direction du feu, qu’on vénère la Trimūrti avec la Śakti qui lui correspond.

Word by Word

• eka-rudram: Eka-Rudra (the one Rudra form)
• eka-rudram: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘एकः रुद्रः’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• tat-śaktim: his/that śakti (power/consort)
• tat-śaktim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘तस्य शक्तिः’)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• īśa-dale: in the Īśa-petal/section
• īśa-dale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/in)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘ईशस्य दलम्’)

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tri-mūrtim: the Trimūrti
• tri-mūrtim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (‘त्रयः मूर्तयः’ → ‘त्रिमूर्तिः’)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śaktim: śakti (power/consort)
• śaktim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• pūjayet: should honor/worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• agni-dik-dale: in the petal of the Agni-direction (southeast)
• agni-dik-dale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/in)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + dik (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘अग्नेः दिक्’ + ‘तस्य दलम्’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Shakti
• Trimurti
• Agni
• Isha

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not merely of a form, but of Pati (Rudra) together with Śakti—His inseparable power—showing that divine consciousness and divine power operate as one in the path to liberation.

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

The verse reflects saguna upāsanā: arranging and honoring divine manifestations in a structured mandala (petals/directions). Such ordered worship supports linga-pūjā by stabilizing the mind and recognizing Shiva as the inner Lord behind all cosmic functions, including the Trimūrti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests directional/mandala-based worship—placing attention on specific petals and quarters while offering pūjā to Rudra with Śakti—used as a concentrative practice alongside mantra-japa and formal offerings.