Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

संतर्पणाय मूलस्य तेनैवाहुतयो दश । देयास्तिस्रस्तथांगानामंगैरेव यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

saṃtarpaṇāya mūlasya tenaivāhutayo daśa | deyāstisrastathāṃgānāmaṃgaireva yathākramam

Translation

മൂല (മന്ത്ര/ദേവത) സന്തർപ്പണത്തിനായി അതേ മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് പത്ത് ആഹുതികൾ അർപ്പിക്കണം; അങ്ങങ്ങൾക്കായി ക്രമമായി അതത് അങ്ങമന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ മൂന്ന് മൂന്ന് ആഹുതികൾ നൽകണം।

Word by Word

• संतर्पणाय: for the satiating offering (tarpaṇa)
• संतर्पणाय: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन

• मूलस्य: of the root(-mantra)
• मूलस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: only/indeed)

• आहुतयः: oblations
• आहुतयः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोगः; ‘ten’ (qualifying āhutayaḥ)

• देयाः: should be offered
• देयाः: विधेय (Predicative obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: देय (कृदन्त; दा धातु)
• Form: भविष्यत्कालिक-कर्तव्यता/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्-अर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘to be given/should be offered’

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘three’ (agreeing with understood āhutayaḥ/offerings)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise/also)

• अङ्गानाम्: of the limbs (ancillary mantras)
• अङ्गानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अङ्गैः: with the limbs (aṅga-mantras)
• अङ्गैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle)

• यथा-क्रमम्: in due order
• यथा-क्रमम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is completed by honoring both the essence (mūla) and its extensions (aṅgas): the root mantra establishes union with Pati (Shiva), and the aṅgas systematically integrate the practitioner’s body-mind into the mantra’s discipline, supporting purification and grace.

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

In Saguna worship of Shiva—especially in Linga-pūjā—mantra and offering work together: the mūla-mantra addresses Shiva directly, while the aṅga-mantras complete the rite in ordered parts, making the external offering mirror an inner consecration.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A homa-style practice: offer ten āhutis with the mūla-mantra, then offer three āhutis for each aṅga in sequence using the corresponding aṅga-mantras—supporting focused japa, nyāsa, and disciplined mantra-sādhana.