Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः

Agnikārya and Homa Procedure

Devanagari script

ततस्स्वयं च भुंजीत शुद्धमन्नं यथासुखम् । निवेदितं च वा देवे तच्छेषं चात्मशुद्धये

Transliteration

tatassvayaṃ ca bhuṃjīta śuddhamannaṃ yathāsukham | niveditaṃ ca vā deve taccheṣaṃ cātmaśuddhaye

Translation

അതിന് ശേഷം സ്വയം ശുദ്ധമായ അന്നം യഥാസുഖം, ക്ലേശമില്ലാതെ ഭുജിക്കണം. അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദേവനു മുൻപ് നിവേദിച്ച അന്നത്തിന്റെ ശേഷിപ്പായ പ്രസാദം സ്വീകരിക്കണം—അത് ആത്മശുദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• svayam: oneself
• svayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic/reflexive adverb (स्वार्थक)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• bhuñjīta: should eat/partake
• bhuñjīta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: Verb; Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama/ Madhyama? -> Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• śuddham: pure
• śuddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (शुद्ध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'annam'

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (अन्न प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā-sukham: as comfortably/as one pleases
• yathā-sukham: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (यथा अव्यय) + sukha (सुख प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound used adverbially; indeclinable (अव्यय)

• niveditam: offered/presented
• niveditam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-vid (नि√विद् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying taccheṣam/annam (that which has been offered)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• deve: in/for the deity (God)
• deve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat-śeṣam: that remainder/leftover (of the offering)
• tat-śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (शेष प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• ātma-śuddhaye: for self-purification
• ātma-śuddhaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक) + śuddhi (शुद्धि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); purpose (प्रयोजनार्थ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner purity is supported by outer discipline: eating śuddha (pure) food and especially consuming what is first offered to Shiva (prasāda) helps cleanse the mind and align the soul (paśu) toward Pati, the Lord.

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

Offering naivedya to Saguna Shiva (as the worshipped Linga/Deity) expresses bhakti and surrender; taking the offered remainder as prasāda is a way of receiving Shiva’s grace and sanctifying daily life through ritual communion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform naivedya (food offering) to Shiva and then partake of the prasāda (the remainder) with reverence; keep the meal śuddha and taken in a calm, sattvic manner as part of regular Shiva-pūjā discipline.