Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

षडध्व-शुद्धिः

Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path

Devanagari script

स्थापयेत्पञ्चकलशान्दिक्षु मध्ये च देशिकः । तेषु ब्रह्माणि मूलार्णैर्बिन्दुनादसमन्वितैः

Transliteration

sthāpayetpañcakalaśāndikṣu madhye ca deśikaḥ | teṣu brahmāṇi mūlārṇairbindunādasamanvitaiḥ

Translation

ദേശികൻ (ആചാര്യൻ) അഞ്ചു കലശങ്ങൾ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം—നാലു ദിക്കുകളിലും ഒന്ന് മദ്ധ്യത്തിലും. അവയിൽ ബിന്ദു-നാദസഹിതമായ മൂലാക്ഷരങ്ങളാൽ അധിഷ്ഠാതൃ ബ്രഹ്മതത്ത്വങ്ങളെ വിന്യസിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• sthāpayet: should place/establish
• sthāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative sense: cause to be placed)

• pañca-kalaśān: five pots
• pañca-kalaśān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (अव्यय/संख्या) + kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (Dvigu: pañca-saṅkhyāyuktaḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• deśikaḥ: the teacher/officiant
• deśikaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• teṣu: in those (pots)
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• brahmāṇi: Brahma-mantras / sacred formulas (brahmans)
• brahmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mūla-arṇaiḥ: with root-syllables
• mūla-arṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: mūlāni arṇāni), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bindu-nāda-samanvitaiḥ: endowed with bindu and nāda
• bindu-nāda-samanvitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bindu (प्रातिपदिक) + nāda (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: bindunādena samanvitaiḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with arṇaiḥ as neuter plural), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Implied use of mūlārṇa/bīja with bindu-nāda for kalaśa-āvaraṇa installation; specific syllables not quoted in the verse.)

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer consecration mirrors inner yoga: arranging five kalaśas and invoking mantra-śakti (mūlārṇa with bindu-nāda) symbolizes ordering the practitioner’s energies around Shiva as Pati, the supreme center.

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

The kalaśa-sthāpana is a preparatory consecration for Saguna worship—inviting divine presence into ritual supports—so the subsequent Linga-pūjā is performed with properly invoked śakti and established directions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A guided consecration where the deśika installs mantra-seeds (root syllables) with awareness of bindu (concentrated point) and nāda (subtle sound), aligning ritual space and the mind for Shiva-mantra japa and worship.