Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

षडध्वनः परे पारे सर्वाध्वव्यापिनी पराम् । कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशं शैवीं शक्तिञ्च चिन्तयेत्

Transliteration

ṣaḍadhvanaḥ pare pāre sarvādhvavyāpinī parām | koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ śaivīṃ śaktiñca cintayet

Translation

ഷഡധ്വങ്ങളെ അതിക്രമിച്ച അപ്പുറത്തീരത്ത്, സർവാധ്വവ്യാപിനിയായ, കോടി സൂര്യന്മാരെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തമായ പരമ ശൈവീ ശക്തിയെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• ṣaṭ-adhvanaḥ: of the six paths
• ṣaṭ-adhvanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + adhvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu compound: 'of the six paths (षडध्वन्)'

• pare: in the supreme
• pare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन) (used adverbially: 'in/at the supreme')

• pāre: on the farther shore / beyond
• pāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-adhva-vyāpinī: pervading all paths
• sarva-adhva-vyāpinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + adhvan (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: sarvān adhvānaḥ vyāpnoti = 'pervading all paths'

• parām: supreme (fem.)
• parām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• koṭi-sūrya-pratīkāśam: radiant like crores of suns
• koṭi-sūrya-pratīkāśam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + pratīkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: koṭīnāṃ sūryāṇāṃ pratīkāśaḥ = 'having the radiance like (that of) crores of suns' (used as adjective)

• śaivīm: Śaiva, belonging to Śiva
• śaivīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śaktim: the Power (Śakti)
• śaktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• cintayet: should contemplate
• cintayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Tārā

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Transcendence of ṣaḍadhvā (mantra/pada/varṇa/kalā/tattva/bhuvana frameworks) and vision of all-pervading Parā Śakti, ‘ten million suns’ brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It directs the seeker to transcend the finite frameworks of the “six paths” and contemplate the supreme Śaiva Śakti, the all-pervading divine power through which liberation is realized in a Shaiva Siddhanta vision of Pati (Śiva) and His Śakti.

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

While Linga worship often begins with saguna supports (form, mantra, ritual), this verse points to the inner culmination: meditation on the supreme Śiva-Śakti reality that pervades all levels of practice and leads beyond external supports into direct realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna (meditative visualization) is prescribed: contemplate Śiva’s Śakti as supremely transcendent yet all-pervading, luminous like countless suns—an inner practice that can accompany japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused breath-mind steadiness.