Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59

समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

ततस्तु भस्मना देवं ध्यायन्मनसि देशिकः । समालभेत पाणिभ्यां शिशुं शिवमुदीरयेत्

Transliteration

tatastu bhasmanā devaṃ dhyāyanmanasi deśikaḥ | samālabheta pāṇibhyāṃ śiśuṃ śivamudīrayet

Translation

それから師（デーシカ）は、聖灰（バスマ）を用いながら心中に主を観想し、両手で幼子にやさしく触れて、「シヴァ」と御名を唱えるべきである。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुवादार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• भस्मना: with ash
• भस्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• देवम्: the deity (God)
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यायत्/ध्यायन् (कृदन्त; √ध्यै धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) ‘meditating’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृसमनाधिकरण

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• देशिकः: the teacher (officiant)
• देशिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समालभेत: should touch/apply
• समालभेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु) (उपसर्ग: सम् + आ-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पाणिभ्याम्: with (both) hands
• पाणिभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; करण (instrumental)

• शिशुम्: the child
• शिशुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• उदीरयेत्: should utter/recite
• उदीरयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ईर्/√ईरय् (धातु) (उपसर्ग: उद्-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śivam

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even a simple rite becomes spiritually potent when joined with inner meditation on Śiva (Pati) and the purifying symbol of bhasma, directing the soul (paśu) toward Śiva through remembrance and sacred sound.

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

The act of applying bhasma and uttering ‘Śiva’ is a Saguna mode of worship—using tangible sacred substances and audible mantra—while the teacher’s inward meditation points to the subtler, inner presence of Śiva that the Linga also signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A guru-centered rite combining bhasma (often associated with Tripuṇḍra), mental dhyāna on Śiva, and Shiva-nāma utterance/japa while blessing or sanctifying the child through touch.