Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

काम्यकर्मविभागः — Taxonomy of Kāmya (Desire-Motivated) Śaiva Rites

Devanagari script

मूर्तिमूलेन संकल्प्य सकलीकृत्य च क्रमात् । संपूज्य च यथान्यायमर्घान्तं मूलविद्यया

Transliteration

mūrtimūlena saṃkalpya sakalīkṛtya ca kramāt | saṃpūjya ca yathānyāyamarghāntaṃ mūlavidyayā

Translation

聖なる形相の根本によって（シヴァを）心中に招き、次第にその観想を完成させたのち、規定の作法に従って、アルギャ (arghya) の供献に至るまで、ムーラ・ヴィディヤー (mūla-vidyā)――根本真言――によって礼拝すべきである。

Word by Word

• मूर्ति-मूलेन: by/with the root-basis of the form
• मूर्ति-मूलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘मूल’ = basis/root

• संकल्प्य: having visualized/formed (in mind)
• संकल्प्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+कॢप् (धातु) → संकल्प्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having imagined/formed mentally’

• सकलीकृत्य: having made (it) complete
• सकलीकृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → सकलीकृत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त: ‘having made complete/whole’

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

• क्रमात्: in sequence/gradually
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (ablatival adverb): ‘in due order/gradually’

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु) → संपूज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त: ‘having worshipped’

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

• यथा-न्यायम्: according to proper rule
• यथा-न्यायम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः: ‘according to rule/proper procedure’

• अर्घ-अन्तम्: (the worship) up to the argha (offering)
• अर्घ-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘up to the argha-offering / ending with argha’

• मूल-विद्यया: by/with the root-mantra (mūla-vidyā)
• मूल-विद्यया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (mūla-vidyā implied) namaḥ śivāya

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer worship becomes effective when grounded in inner saṅkalpa (intentional visualization) and completed in an orderly way, using the mūla-vidyā to align the devotee (paśu) with Pati (Śiva) and loosen the bonds (pāśa).

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

The verse emphasizes approaching Śiva through a conceived form (mūrti) supported by mantra, which fits Saguna worship—whether the focus is a Liṅga or an icon—culminating in standard offerings like arghya performed according to vidhi.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a mantra-led saṅkalpa, gradually complete the visualization of Śiva, and then conduct the prescribed pūjā sequence up to arghya, relying on the root mantra (commonly understood in practice as Śiva’s primary mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī).