Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

सद्यादिकलशान्पश्चात्परितस्तस्य कल्पयेत् । ततो विद्येशकलशानष्टौ पूर्वादिवत्क्रमात्

Transliteration

sadyādikalaśānpaścātparitastasya kalpayet | tato vidyeśakalaśānaṣṭau pūrvādivatkramāt

Translation

Ensuite, qu’on dispose tout autour les vases en commençant par celui de Sadyā. Puis, selon l’ordre prescrit—à partir de l’est et comme précédemment—qu’on établisse les huit vases de Vidyeśvara.

Word by Word

• सद्यादि-कलशान्: the Sadyā etc. pots
• सद्यादि-कलशान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सद्यादयः कलशाः → सद्यादिकलशाः; तान्)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: क्रियाविशेषण (sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time/sequence)

• परितः: around
• परितः: देशाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्गसदृश/क्रियाविशेषण; ‘around’ (adverb/preposition-like)

• तस्य: of it/of that (mandala)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Śaṣṭhī/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• कल्पयेत्: should arrange/place
• कल्पयेत्: कर्ता (Karta/Agent—implicit ritual performer)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should arrange/should set up)

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• विद्येश-कलशान्: the Vidyeśa pots
• विद्येश-कलशान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विद्येशानां कलशाः)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: विशेषण (of implied subject/object set)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Numeral adjective; agreeing with implied ‘कलशाः’)

• पूर्वादिवत्: as before (east etc.)
• पूर्वादिवत्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (in the manner of ‘as before, starting from east etc.’)

• क्रमात्: in sequence, in order
• क्रमात्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner/order)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (ablative used adverbially: ‘in order/ क्रमशः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed ritual order as taught in the Vāyavīya tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ordered consecration: arranging kalaśas in a sacred sequence externalizes inner discipline, helping the devotee approach Shiva (Pati) with purity and steadiness, a key Shaiva Siddhanta principle.

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

The kalaśas are placed around the central focus of worship (typically the Liṅga/maṇḍala), honoring Shiva’s manifest (saguṇa) mode through structured offerings and directional sanctification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is directional kalaśa-sthāpana (placing consecrated water pots) with mindful sequencing; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while establishing each vessel.