Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels

Devanagari script

ततो विनायकं देवं भक्ष्यभोज्यादिभिः क्रमात् । पूजयित्वा विधानेन द्वारपार्श्वे ऽथ दक्षिणे

Transliteration

tato vināyakaṃ devaṃ bhakṣyabhojyādibhiḥ kramāt | pūjayitvā vidhānena dvārapārśve 'tha dakṣiṇe

Translation

次に、菓子・食物などを順次供えて、神ヴィナー ヤカを作法どおりに供養すべし。規定の儀礼にて敬い終えたなら、門口の右側に安置する。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रमवाचक (sequential adverb)

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विनायकम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण-विशेष्य (appositional)

• भक्ष्यभोज्यादिभिः: with sweets, foods, etc.
• भक्ष्यभोज्यादिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya + bhojya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्व: ‘भक्ष्यं च भोज्यं च’ + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• क्रमात्: in order, sequentially
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निष्पन्न अव्यय (adverbial usage), पञ्चमी-आर्थे (ablatival sense): ‘in due order/stepwise’

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वारपार्श्वे: at the side of the door
• द्वारपार्श्वे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘द्वारस्य पार्श्वे’

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and-now particle)

• दक्षिणे: on the right (side)
• दक्षिणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha (Vinayaka)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship should begin by honoring Vināyaka, the remover of obstacles, so the devotee’s intention, ritual order, and inner steadiness become fit for approaching Shiva’s grace.

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

It presents Vināyaka-pūjā as a preliminary limb (aṅga) of Saguna worship: by completing the prescribed sequence and directions, the devotee harmonizes the outer rite before proceeding to the main Shiva/Liṅga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer bhakṣya and bhojya (especially sweet offerings) to Vināyaka first, following proper vidhi, and place his worship/seat at the right side of the entrance—then proceed to the principal Shaiva worship (with mantra-japa such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya where applicable).