Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

सेव्या वित्तानुसारेण सदस्याश्च सहर्त्विजः । वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत यदीच्छेच्छिवमात्मनः

Transliteration

sevyā vittānusāreṇa sadasyāśca sahartvijaḥ | vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta yadīcchecchivamātmanaḥ

Translation

സ്വന്തം ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് സഭാസദസ്സുകളെയും ഋത്വിജന്മാരെയും യഥോചിതമായി സേവിക്കണം. ധനകാര്യത്തിൽ വഞ്ചന ചെയ്യരുത്; ആത്മസ്വരൂപത്തിൽ ശിവനെ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ നേരായും നീതിയോടെയും ഇരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• sevyāḥ: to be served/honored
• sevyāḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sevya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); gerundive (यत्) from √sev, 'to be served/attended'

• vitta-anusāreṇa: according to (one's) wealth
• vitta-anusāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument; adverbial means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक) + anusāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/Neuter in usage), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: vittasya anusāreṇa ('according to wealth')

• sadasyāḥ: assembly members
• sadasyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• saha-ṛtvijaḥ: together with the priests
• saha-ṛtvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + ṛtvij (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); avyayībhāva: 'with priests' (saha ṛtvigbhiḥ)

• vitta-śāṭhyam: cheating about wealth
• vitta-śāṭhyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक) + śāṭhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: vitte śāṭhyam ('deceit regarding wealth')

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta (negation particle)

• kurvīta: should do/commit
• kurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Ātmanepada

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; śarthe (conditional conjunction)

• icchet: should desire
• icchet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• ātmanaḥ: for oneself/of oneself
• ātmanaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Śiva must be aligned with dharma: sincerity, fairness, and freedom from greed. Seeking Śiva (Pati) while practicing deceit (a form of pāśa/bondage) contradicts the goal of inner purification and liberation.

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

In Liṅga/Saguṇa worship, outer offerings are meant to express inner integrity. Properly honouring the ṛtviks and assistants according to one’s capacity protects the rite from hypocrisy and makes the worship a genuine act of bhakti rather than a display.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical discipline of śauca and satya in worship: offer dakṣiṇā and service honestly according to means, avoiding vitta-śāṭhya. This ethical restraint supports mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī) and pūjā by keeping the mind free from guilt and grasping.