Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

पितामह त्वया नास्य यातुः शैवं परं पदम् । प्रतिबन्धो विधातव्यः शैवाज्ञैषा गरीयसी

Transliteration

pitāmaha tvayā nāsya yātuḥ śaivaṃ paraṃ padam | pratibandho vidhātavyaḥ śaivājñaiṣā garīyasī

Translation

ഹേ പിതാമഹാ! നിനക്കാൽ ഈ യാതുവായി മാറിയവൻ ശിവന്റെ പരമപദം പ്രാപിക്കാതിരിക്കുവാൻ പ്രതിബന്ധം ഏർപ്പെടുത്തണം; കാരണം ഇത് ശൈവാജ്ഞ, അത്യന്തം ഭാരവത്താണ്।

Word by Word

• pitāmaha: O grandsire (Brahmā)
• pitāmaha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीयपुरुष-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• asya: of this (person)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन, पुं/नपुंसक-सम्भव

• yātuḥ: of the demon/fiend (yātu)
• yātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• śaivam: Śaiva
• śaivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of padam)

• param: supreme
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of padam)

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• pratibandhaḥ: obstruction/prevention
• pratibandhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratibandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• vidhātavyaḥ: must be made/should be imposed
• vidhātavyaḥ: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु) + tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (to be done)

• śaiva-ājñā: Śaiva command/Śiva’s injunction
• śaiva-ājñā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śivasya/śaivānāṃ ājñā)

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• garīyasī: more weighty/greater
• garīyasī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garīyas (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/Comparative)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative adjective)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (issuing an authoritative injunction to Brahma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: pitāmaha tvayā nāsya yātuḥ śaivaṃ paraṃ padam | pratibandho vidhātavyaḥ śaivājñaiṣā garīyasī

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that attaining Śiva’s supreme state is governed by Śiva’s sovereign grace and law (ājñā); destructive, adharmic tendencies (yātu-nature) create a binding unfitness, and divine restraint preserves cosmic order until purification is possible.

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

By highlighting Śiva’s personal authority (Saguna Śiva) as the Lord who issues commands, it frames Linga-worship as disciplined alignment with Śiva’s will—devotion is not mere ritual, but conformity to dharma and inner purification under Śiva’s governance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is self-restraint (niyama) and purification: regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dharmic conduct, supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and ethical control.