Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

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

Devanagari script

ज्वरोपशांतिदं क्षीरं सौभाग्यफलदं तथा । सर्वसिद्धिकरो होमः क्षौद्राज्यदधिभिर्युतैः

Transliteration

jvaropaśāṃtidaṃ kṣīraṃ saubhāgyaphaladaṃ tathā | sarvasiddhikaro homaḥ kṣaudrājyadadhibhiryutaiḥ

Translation

ക്ഷീരം (പാൽ) ജ്വരം ശമിപ്പിക്കുകയും സൗഭാഗ്യഫലം നൽകുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നതായി പറയുന്നു. തേൻ, നെയ്യ്, തൈര് എന്നിവ ചേർന്ന ആഹുതികളാൽ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഹോമം സർവ്വസിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നതാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• jvara-upaśānti-dam: giving relief from fever
• jvara-upaśānti-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of kṣīram)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक) + upaśānti (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त; दा धातु, ‘giving’)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषण—‘giving fever-relief’

• kṣīram: milk
• kṣīram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• saubhāgya-phala-dam: bestowing the result of good fortune
• saubhāgya-phala-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of kṣīram)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त; दा धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषण—‘giving the fruit of good fortune’

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• sarva-siddhi-karaḥ: bringing all accomplishments
• sarva-siddhi-karaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of homaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; कृ धातु, ‘making’)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषण—‘producing all attainments’

• homaḥ: the fire-offering (homa)
• homaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣaudra-ājya-dadhibhiḥ: with honey, ghee, and curd
• kṣaudra-ājya-dadhibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaudra (प्रातिपदिक) + ājya (प्रातिपदिक) + dadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व—‘with honey, ghee, and curd’

• yutaiḥ: combined/along with
• yutaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; युज् धातु, ‘joined’)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with implied ‘dravya’ etc.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames a shift from coercive rites to beneficent śānti/puṣṭi-oriented offerings; emphasizes healing (jvara-śānti) and sarva-siddhi as grace-aligned outcomes when ritually purified.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how specific, sattvic offerings—milk and a properly prepared homa with honey, ghee, and curd—support purification and harmony, making the devotee fit for Shiva’s grace; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such rites are aids that prepare the soul (paśu) to loosen bonds (pāśa) and turn toward the Lord (Pati).

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

Milk and homa-oblations are classic upacāras for Saguna Shiva worship: they honor Shiva’s manifest presence (especially in Linga-puja) through tangible offerings, while the inner intent remains surrender to Shiva as the supreme Pati who alone perfects all results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests performing a Shiva-oriented homa using oblations of honey (kṣaudra), ghee (ājya), and curd (dadhi), and offering milk as a sattvic substance; this can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to align outer rite with inner devotion.