Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्माणि परित ईशानादि यथाक्रमम् । सशक्तिकानि सद्यांतं प्रथमावरणे यजेत्

Transliteration

tato brahmāṇi parita īśānādi yathākramam | saśaktikāni sadyāṃtaṃ prathamāvaraṇe yajet

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം ഈശാനാദി ക്രമപ്രകാരം ബ്രഹ്മപ്രകാശക ദേവതകളെ പൂജിക്കണം. ആദ്യ ആവരണത്തിൽ സദ്യാദി മുതൽ അവസാനം വരെ, അവരുടെ അവരുടെ ശക്തികളോടുകൂടെ അവരെ യജിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• ब्रह्माणि: the Brahmās (Brahmā-deities)
• ब्रह्माणि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• परितः: all around
• परितः: देशाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'all around')

• ईशान-आदि: beginning with Īśāna
• ईशान-आदि: कर्म (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ईशानः आदिः यस्य/येषां); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; 'यथाक्रमम्' इत्यनेन सह क्रमवाचकः

• यथा-क्रमम्: in proper sequence
• यथा-क्रमम्: रीति/प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb: 'in due order')

• स-शक्तिकानि: together with their powers (Śaktis)
• स-शक्तिकानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + शक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शक्त्या सह); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying the objects to be worshipped)

• सद्यः-आन्तम्: up to Sadya (as the end)
• सद्यः-आन्तम्: पर्यन्त (Limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverbial: 'up to Sadya/end')

• प्रथम-आवरणे: in the first enclosure
• प्रथम-आवरणे: देश/विषयाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) + आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (प्रथमं आवरणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: īśānādi… sadyāntaṃ (pañcabrahma/pañcavaktra sequence implied: Īśāna, Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, Vāmadeva, Sadyojāta) with their Śaktis

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Ishana
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship becomes spiritually effective when performed in sacred order (yathākramam) and in wholeness—honoring Shiva’s manifestations together with Śakti—so the devotee aligns with Pati (Shiva) through disciplined āvaraṇa-pūjā.

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

Āvaraṇa-worship is a Saguna method: the devotee approaches the Linga/Shiva through ordered circuits of divine aspects (such as Īśāna and related powers), recognizing that the One Lord is approached through His regulated forms and energies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates āvaraṇa/maṇḍala pūjā: worship the deities in the first enclosure in sequence, invoking each with their Śakti; this pairs well with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditative visualization of the directions beginning with Īśāna.