Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

निकृत्या परि बद्धस्य पाशस्यात्यंतभेदतः । कृत्वा शिष्यस्य चैतन्यं स्वच्छं मन्येत केवलम्

Transliteration

nikṛtyā pari baddhasya pāśasyātyaṃtabhedataḥ | kṛtvā śiṣyasya caitanyaṃ svacchaṃ manyeta kevalam

Translation

魂を固く縛る縄（パーシャ pāśa）の束縛を完全に断ち切ったのち、師は弟子の覚知を清浄にして澄みわたらせ、それがただ自性本来の明澄としてのみ存することを認めるべきである。

Word by Word

• nikṛtyā: having cut off
• nikṛtyā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni-√kṛt (कृत् धातु; नि-उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय (Gerund/क्त्वान्त-प्रयोगः; ‘निकृत्य’ = निकर्तनं/छेदनं कृत्वा)

• pari: completely/around
• pari: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय (Preverb/Upasarga used adverbially)

• baddhasya: of the bound (one)
• baddhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bandh (बन्ध् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāśasya: of the bond
• pāśasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• atyanta-bhedataḥ: by complete severance
• atyanta-bhedataḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atyanta (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्धितान्त-अव्यय (Ablatival adverb) ‘भेदतः’ (from separation/cutting); ‘अत्यन्त’ उपपदेन विशेषणम्

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: अव्यय (Gerund/क्त्वान्त)

• śiṣyasya: of the disciple
• śiṣyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• caitanyam: consciousness
• caitanyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• svaccham: pure/clear
• svaccham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaccha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying caitanyam)

• manyeta: should consider
• manyeta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद (Atmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• kevalam: as solely/only
• kevalam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (Adverbial accusative), अर्थः: ‘केवलम्’ = केवलतया/मात्रम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation comes when the soul’s binding pāśa (bondage) is completely severed, allowing consciousness to shine in its native purity—an idea aligned with the Shaiva Siddhanta framework of Pati (Shiva) freeing the pashu (soul) from pasha (bonds).

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, the removal of bondage is ultimately by Shiva’s grace; worship of the Linga (Saguna Shiva) is a primary means to receive that grace, leading to inner purification where the disciple’s awareness becomes ‘svaccha’ (clear).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to disciplined inner purification under a guru—supported by Shaiva practices such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), meditation on Shiva, and purificatory observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to clarity and detachment.