Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

तत्राणिमादिकं सर्वं संकल्प्य मनसा पुनः । रत्नजं वाथ सौवर्णं स्फटिकं वा सलक्षणम्

Transliteration

tatrāṇimādikaṃ sarvaṃ saṃkalpya manasā punaḥ | ratnajaṃ vātha sauvarṇaṃ sphaṭikaṃ vā salakṣaṇam

Translation

അവിടെ വീണ്ടും മനസ്സിൽ അണിമാ മുതലായ എല്ലാ സിദ്ധികളെയും സംकल्पിക്കണം; പിന്നെ ലക്ഷണസമ്പന്നമായ പ്രതീകം—രത്നനിർമ്മിതമോ, സ്വർണ്ണമോ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശുദ്ധ സ്ഫടികമോ—(നിർമ്മിക്കുകയോ ധ്യാനിക്കുകയോ) വേണം।

Word by Word

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• स-वेदिकम्: with a pedestal/altar (vedikā)
• स-वेदिकम्: Karma-anvayi (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भावः: वेदिकया सह)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्थापयित्वा: having installed
• स्थापयित्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् स्थापय (प्रयोजक)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having established/installed’

• विधानतः: according to rule/ritual procedure
• विधानतः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘विधानतः’ = विधानेन/विधानानुसारम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-रूप (gerund/absolutive): ‘having invoked (brought near)’

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

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साम्बम्: with Umā (Sāmbā)
• साम्बम्: Karma-anvayi (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवम्)

• स-गणम्: with (his) gaṇas/attendants
• स-गणम्: Karma-anvayi (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्यय-पूर्वपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भावः: गणैः सह)

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Karma-anvayi (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that outer worship must be grounded in inner discipline: the sādhaka gathers the mind through saṅkalpa, recognizing that siddhis are subordinate to the higher Shaiva aim—steadfast orientation to Pati (Shiva) for liberation.

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

It points to a properly formed, auspicious emblem (liṅga) for Saguna worship—gem, gold, or crystal—indicating that a tangible form supports concentration and devotion while directing the mind toward Shiva’s transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A meditative saṅkalpa (intentional resolve) preceding worship, followed by choosing or installing a suitably marked linga (often crystal or gold) as an aid to dhyāna and steady upāsanā of Shiva.