Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52

अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः

Agnikārya and Homa Procedure

Devanagari script

अथ वा स्वाश्रमोक्तं तु वह्निकर्म शिवार्पणम् । बुद्ध्वा शिवाश्रमी कुर्यान्न च तत्रापरो विधिः

Transliteration

atha vā svāśramoktaṃ tu vahnikarma śivārpaṇam | buddhvā śivāśramī kuryānna ca tatrāparo vidhiḥ

Translation

သို့မဟုတ် မိမိ၏ အာရှရမ (ဘဝအဆင့်) အလိုက် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော မီးပူဇော်ပွဲကို ရှီဝါထံ အပ်နှံပူဇော်ရမည်ဟု နားလည်ပြီး၊ ရှီဝါ၏ စည်းကမ်း၌ နေထိုင်သော ဘက္တားသည် ထိုအတိုင်း ဆောင်ရွက်ရမည်။ ဤကိစ္စတွင် သီးခြားနည်းလမ်း အခြားမရှိ။

Word by Word

• atha: now/then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, discourse particle (अथ=now/then)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, disjunctive particle

• svāśrama-uktam: as prescribed for one’s own āśrama (stage of life)
• svāśrama-uktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व) + āśrama (आश्रम) + ukta (उक्त, √वच् क्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Past passive participle 'ukta' (क्त) used adjectivally; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying 'vahnikarma'

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adversative/emphatic particle (तु)

• vahni-karma: fire-ritual / rite involving fire
• vahni-karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (वह्नि) + karma (कर्मन्)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śiva-arpaṇam: offering/dedication to Śiva
• śiva-arpaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (शिव) + arpaṇa (अर्पण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; apposition to 'vahnikarma'

• buddhvā: having understood/knowing
• buddhvā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: budh (बुध् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), avyaya-kṛdanta (अव्ययकृदन्त)

• śiva-āśramī: a Śiva-āśramī (one belonging to Śiva’s order)
• śiva-āśramī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (शिव) + āśramin (आश्रमिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agent noun

• kuryāt: should do/perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Verb; Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• tatra: there/in that matter
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (place/topic)

• aparaḥ: other/another
• aparaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (अपर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifying 'vidhiḥ'

• vidhiḥ: rule/procedure
• vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (विधि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation-oriented Shaiva life does not require abandoning one’s lawful duties; when āśrama-karmas are consciously offered to Śiva, action becomes purified and supports release from pāśa (bondage) under the grace of Pati (Śiva).

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

By declaring ordinary fire-rites to be ‘Śiva-arpana,’ it frames ritual action as direct worship of Saguna Śiva—commonly approached through the Śiva-liṅga—where the offering’s inner intention (dedication to Śiva) is the essential rule.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform your prescribed homa/agni-karya (as appropriate to your life-stage) with the explicit sankalpa of ‘Śivārpaṇam,’ mentally offering the act and its fruits to Lord Śiva—optionally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).