Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

शिवतेजोमयस्यास्य शिशोरापादयेद्गुणान् । अणिमादीन्प्रसीदेति प्रदद्यादाहुतित्रयम्

Transliteration

śivatejomayasyāsya śiśorāpādayedguṇān | aṇimādīnprasīdeti pradadyādāhutitrayam

Translation

この幼子がシヴァの光輝なるテージャスより成ると観じ、アニマーをはじめとする諸ヨーガ成就（シッディ）という神聖なる徳を彼の内に招来すべきである。そして「プラシーダ（prasīda：どうか慈悲を）」と唱え、三度の供物（アーフティ）を捧げよ。

Word by Word

• शिवतेजोमयस्य: of (one) consisting of Śiva’s splendor
• शिवतेजोमयस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + तेजस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular; tatpuruṣa ‘made of Śiva’s radiance’

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular ‘of this’

• शिशोः: of the child
• शिशोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular ‘of the child’

• आपादयेत्: should bestow
• आपादयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; with उपसर्ग आ-; should bestow/bring about

• गुणान्: qualities
• गुणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; accusative plural

• अणिमादीन्: aṇimā and the rest (siddhis)
• अणिमादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; tatpuruṣa ‘aṇimā etc.’ (siddhis)

• प्रसीद: be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘be pleased’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रदद्यात्: should offer
• प्रदद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; should offer/give

• आहुति-त्रयम्: three oblations
• आहुति-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; dvigu ‘a set of three oblations’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: prasīda (uttered as a grace-invoking refrain during āhuti)

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the devotee’s vision as Śiva-centric: seeing the being (here, a child) as infused with Śiva’s tejas, and seeking not mere power but Śiva’s prasāda (grace) through disciplined ritual and reverent invocation.

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

The verse reflects Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through tangible rites (āhuti) and devotional speech (“prasīda”), while acknowledging His immanent presence as radiance within the worshipped subject.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A yajña-style practice of offering three oblations while praying for Śiva’s grace, coupled with a contemplative recognition of Śiva’s tejas and an invocation of yogic excellences (aṇimā and related siddhis) under divine sanction.