Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49

अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः

Agnikārya and Homa Procedure

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवेशानां लोकेशानां तथैव च । तदस्त्राणां च परितः कृत्वा पूजां यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

brahmaviṣṇuśiveśānāṃ lokeśānāṃ tathaiva ca | tadastrāṇāṃ ca paritaḥ kṛtvā pūjāṃ yathākramam

Translation

Kemudian, menurut tertibnya, hendaklah dilakukan pemujaan—kepada Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva dan Īśāna; juga kepada para Lokapāla (penjaga alam); serta kepada senjata-senjata ilahi mereka—dengan mempersembahkan persembahan mengelilingi segenap arah menurut aturan.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-शिव-ईशानाम्: of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Īśa
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-शिव-ईशानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (list of deities)

• लोक-ईशानाम्: of the lords of the worlds
• लोक-ईशानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘lords of the worlds’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/just)

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

• तत्-अस्त्राणाम्: of their weapons (astra-mantras)
• तत्-अस्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘their weapons/mantras’)

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

• परितः: all around
• परितः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: all around)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• यथा-क्रमम्: in proper order
• यथा-क्रमम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in due order/according to sequence)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Ishana
• Lokapalas

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined, orderly worship: honoring cosmic functions (creation, preservation, dissolution and lordship) and the guardians of space, while ultimately aligning the mind toward the Supreme Pati—Śiva—through reverent sequence and completeness.

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

In Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship, surrounding deities and directional guardians are often offered respects as part of the ritual enclosure; this supports focused devotion to Śiva at the center while acknowledging the divine order that operates through His powers.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies a systematic pūjā-krama: making offerings in the proper sequence, performing circumambulation/offerings “all around,” and mentally placing the Lokapālas and divine powers as protective mandala—supportive of mantra-japa such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during Śiva-pūjā.