Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

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

Devanagari script

जातीपुष्पेण वश्यार्थी जुहुयात्सघृतेन तु । घृतेन करवीरैश्च कुर्यादाकर्षणं द्विजः

Transliteration

jātīpuṣpeṇa vaśyārthī juhuyātsaghṛtena tu | ghṛtena karavīraiśca kuryādākarṣaṇaṃ dvijaḥ

Translation

വശ്യത ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവൻ ഘൃതസഹിത ജാതീപുഷ്പം (മുല്ല) കൊണ്ടു അഗ്നിയിൽ ആഹുതി അർപ്പിക്കണം. ദ്വിജസാധകൻ ഘൃതത്തിൽ കരവീരപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ (അരളി) അർപ്പിച്ച് ആകർഷണകർമ്മം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• जातीपुष्पेण: with jasmine-flower
• जातीपुष्पेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाती + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/करण-निर्देश (instrumental)

• वश्यार्थी: one desiring subjugation
• वश्यार्थी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश्य + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अर्थिन्’ = इच्छुक (desirous)

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सघृतेन: together with ghee
• सघृतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘स-’ = सहित (together with)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); अवधारण/विरोधार्थ (emphasis/contrast)

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• करवीरैः: with oleander flowers
• करवीरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

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

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आकर्षणम्: attraction (rite)
• आकर्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• द्विजः: a Brahmin
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a prayoga listing for vaśya and ākarṣaṇa using specific flowers (jātī, karavīra) with ghṛta in homa.

Significance: Represents the Purāṇic ritual-technology layer where worldly siddhis are pursued; Śaiva Siddhānta typically subordinates such aims to dharma and ultimate liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that Vedic-style homa can be used to produce worldly effects, yet within a Shaiva Siddhanta lens such powers are secondary; the higher purpose of Shiva-worship is purification and turning the mind from pasha (bondage) toward Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse reflects Saguna-oriented ritual practice—using tangible offerings like flowers and ghee—through which devotion and disciplined action are directed toward Shiva; however, Shiva Purana repeatedly frames such rites as supports that should culminate in inner surrender to Shiva beyond mere results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A fire-offering (homa) using jasmine with ghee for vaśya and oleander with ghee for ākarṣaṇa; for a Shaiva practitioner, this should be coupled with Shiva-mantra japa (e.g., Panchakshara) and ethical restraint so worship does not become mere manipulation.