Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

श्रीमन्त्रिशूलमैशाने वज्रं माहेन्द्रदिङ्मुखे । परशुं वह्निदिग्भागे याम्ये सायकमर्चयेत्

Transliteration

śrīmantriśūlamaiśāne vajraṃ māhendradiṅmukhe | paraśuṃ vahnidigbhāge yāmye sāyakamarcayet

Translation

ഈശാന ദിക്കിൽ മന്ത്രശക്തിയാൽ സമ്പന്നമായ ശുഭ ത്രിശൂലം പൂജിക്കണം; മാഹേന്ദ്ര (കിഴക്ക്) ദിക്കിൽ വജ്രം. വഹ്നി (ആഗ്നേയ) ദിക്കിൽ പരശു, യാമ്യ (തെക്ക്) ദിക്കിൽ സായകം (ബാണം) അർചിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• śrīmantriśūlam: the auspicious/glorious trident
• śrīmantriśūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīman + triśūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: śrīmat triśūlam (the glorious trident)

• aiśāne: in the Īśāna (northeast) quarter
• aiśāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana (directional locative)

• vajram: the thunderbolt (vajra)
• vajram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• māhendra-diṅmukhe: in the Māhendra (eastern) direction-front
• māhendra-diṅmukhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhendra + diś + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: māhendryāḥ diśaḥ mukhe (at the face/front of the Māhendra/East direction)

• paraśum: the axe
• paraśum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• vahni-digbhāge: in the Vahni (southeast/fire) quarter
• vahni-digbhāge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni + diś + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vahnidiśaḥ bhāge (in the portion of the fire-direction)

• yāmye: in the Yāmya (southern) quarter
• yāmye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti, Ekavacana (directional locative)

• sāyakam: the arrow
• sāyakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāyaka (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teachings to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Agni
• Yama

FAQs

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

It teaches ordered, direction-based worship (dik-pūjā), showing that Saguna Shiva’s sacred powers are approached through mantra, reverence, and inner alignment—turning ritual space into a consecrated field oriented to Īśāna (Shiva’s north-east).

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

The verse supports Saguna upāsanā by honoring Shiva’s protective energies (symbolized by weapons) around the worship-space; such dik-pūjā is commonly performed to safeguard and sanctify Linga worship before deeper meditation on Shiva as Pati (the Lord).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform directional offerings: face each quarter and mentally/ritually honor the trident in the north-east, vajra in the east, axe in the south-east, and arrow in the south—ideally with mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) while establishing Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and steady devotion.