Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

प्रणम्योद्वासयेत्तस्मान्मंडलात्पावकादपि । ततः सदसिकाः सर्वे पूज्याः पूजार्हकाः क्रमात्

Transliteration

praṇamyodvāsayettasmānmaṃḍalātpāvakādapi | tataḥ sadasikāḥ sarve pūjyāḥ pūjārhakāḥ kramāt

Translation

恭しく礼拝したのち、彼はその聖なる曼荼羅より—火そのものからさえ—招来した臨在を作法に従って還送すべきである。その後、会座に坐す一切の祭官は供養に値するゆえ、順次に敬い奉るべきである。

Word by Word

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), avyaya-kriyā (gerund): 'having bowed'

• udvāsayet: should dismiss
• udvāsayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√vas (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada; causative/ritual sense: 'should dismiss/send away'

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Puṃliṅga/napuṃsakaliṅga (Masc/Neut), Pañcamī vibhakti (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• maṇḍalāt: from the maṇḍala (ritual circle)
• maṇḍalāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Pañcamī (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• pāvakāt: from the fire
• pāvakāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Pañcamī (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya/avadhāraṇa particle ('also/even')

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; krama-bodhaka adverb ('then/thereafter')

• sadasikāḥ: members of the assembly/attendants
• sadasikāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadasika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); viśeṣaṇa of sadasikāḥ

• pūjyāḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyāḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); gerundive (तव्यत्/यत्) from √pūj, 'to be worshipped'

• pūjā-arhakāḥ: deserving honor/worship
• pūjā-arhakāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + arhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); viśeṣaṇa of sadasikāḥ; tatpuruṣa: pūjāyāḥ arhāḥ ('deserving worship')

• kramāt: in due order
• kramāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (pañcamī-arthīya-avyaya): 'in order/according to sequence'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship must be completed with reverence and closure: the invoked sacred presence is respectfully released, and gratitude is expressed by honouring those who upheld the rite—reflecting dharma, humility, and disciplined bhakti.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, the deity is invoked into a prepared locus (mandala, fire, linga). This verse emphasizes udvāsana—formally concluding that invocation—so the puja remains complete, orderly, and aligned with traditional Shaiva ritual integrity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform udvāsana after offerings: bow, request completion, and ritually dismiss the presence from the mandala and fire; then honour the officiants in sequence (dakṣiṇā/anna/vastra as appropriate), maintaining a calm, grateful mind.