Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

कुंभकेन तथा नाड्या रेचकेन यथा पुरा । तस्मादादाय शिष्यस्य हृदये तन्निवेशयेत्

Transliteration

kuṃbhakena tathā nāḍyā recakena yathā purā | tasmādādāya śiṣyasya hṛdaye tanniveśayet

Translation

മുമ്പുപോലെ—കുംഭകത്താൽ, നാഡിയിലൂടെ നയിച്ച്, രേചകത്താൽ—അങ്ങനെ അതിനെ എടുത്ത് ഗുരു ശിഷ്യന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ആ ശക്തിയെ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• कुंभकेन: by breath-retention (kumbhaka)
• कुंभकेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुंभक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नाड्या: by the nāḍī (subtle channel)
• नाड्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाडी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• रेचकेन: by exhalation (recaka)
• रेचकेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• पुरा: formerly/before
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• तस्मात्: from that (source)
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having taken)

• शिष्यस्य: of the disciple
• शिष्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• निवेशयेत्: should place/implant
• निवेशयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It describes a Shaiva yogic method where breath-discipline is used to draw subtle spiritual force and establish Shiva-consciousness in the disciple’s heart, emphasizing inner transformation guided by a competent teacher.

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

While outer Linga worship supports devotion, this verse points to the inner Linga—Shiva established in the heart—where pranayama and guided contemplation make the worship internal and direct.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A pranayama sequence—kumbhaka (retention), nāḍī-guidance (subtle channel focus), and recaka (exhalation)—used within a guru-led meditative transmission/installation of sacred power in the heart.