Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26

समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

पुण्याहं कारयित्वाथ पुनः संपूज्य शंकरम् । प्रार्थयेद्देशिको देवं शिष्यानुग्रहकाम्यया

Transliteration

puṇyāhaṃ kārayitvātha punaḥ saṃpūjya śaṃkaram | prārthayeddeśiko devaṃ śiṣyānugrahakāmyayā

Translation

Kemudian, setelah upacara suci yang membawa tuah (puṇyāha) dilaksanakan dan Śaṅkara dipuja sekali lagi, sang guru hendaklah berdoa kepada Tuhan, dengan hasrat agar rahmat-Nya tercurah demi kebaikan para murid.

Word by Word

• पुण्याहम्: the puṇyāha rite/auspicious-day ceremony
• पुण्याहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—पुण्यं च तत् अहः (auspicious day/puṇyāha rite)

• कारयित्वा: having had (it) performed
• कारयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative: कारय-]
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having caused to be done’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having duly worshipped’

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रार्थयेत्: should pray/request
• प्रार्थयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देशिकः: the teacher (ācārya)
• देशिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

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

• शिष्यानुग्रहकाम्यया: with the desire to bestow grace on the disciples
• शिष्यानुग्रहकाम्यया: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य + अनुग्रह + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः—शिष्यानाम् अनुग्रहः (their favoring) तस्य काम्या (desire)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

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 Śiva’s anugraha (grace) is the decisive factor in spiritual uplift: even the teacher approaches Śaṅkara with humility, praying that the disciples receive divine favor that loosens pāśa (bondage) and turns the soul toward liberation.

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

The sequence—puṇyāha, then renewed worship of Śaṅkara, then prayer—reflects Saguna upāsanā (devotional worship of Śiva with form, commonly as the Liṅga). Through proper pūjā, the mind is made fit to seek Śiva’s grace for the aspirants.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to a preparatory auspicious rite (puṇyāha) followed by Śiva-pūjā and guru-led prayer for śiṣyānugraha; in practice this is commonly paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a disciplined, sattvic worship setting.