Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22

पूजाविधान-व्याख्या (Pūjāvidhāna-vyākhyā) — Exposition of the Procedure of Worship

Devanagari script

अग्निकार्यावसानं च सर्वत्रैव समो विधिः । अथ चिंतामयं सर्वं समाप्याराधनक्रमम्

Transliteration

agnikāryāvasānaṃ ca sarvatraiva samo vidhiḥ | atha ciṃtāmayaṃ sarvaṃ samāpyārādhanakramam

Translation

火供の結了の作法は、いずこにおいても同一である。その後、専心の観想より成る礼拝の次第をすべて成就し、しかるべく崇敬の儀を円満に結ぶべきである。

Word by Word

• अग्निकार्यावसानम्: the conclusion of the fire-ritual
• अग्निकार्यावसानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (agnikāryasya avasānam)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• समः: the same/equal
• समः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विधिः: the rule/procedure
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अथ: then/thereafter
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle: 'then/now')

• चिन्तामयम्: consisting of contemplation
• चिन्तामयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (made of/consisting of thought)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• समाप्य: having completed
• समाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having completed'

• आराधनक्रमम्: the sequence of worship
• आराधनक्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ārādhanasya kramaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual (homa) must be completed according to rule, but the heart of Shiva-worship is inward attentiveness (cintā); the rite becomes fruitful when action and contemplation conclude together in devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, standardized ritual steps culminate in a mindful closing; the verse emphasizes that the concluding rites are not merely formalities but seal the devotee’s focused remembrance of Shiva in the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Complete the homa with the proper concluding procedure, then end the worship with steady contemplation—mentally holding Shiva and/or the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the inner completion of ārādhana.