Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं जनयेत्क्षात्रमुद्धारं च ततः पुनः । कृत्वा तथैव विप्रत्वं जनयेदस्य देशिकः

Transliteration

tasyaivaṃ janayetkṣātramuddhāraṃ ca tataḥ punaḥ | kṛtvā tathaiva vipratvaṃ janayedasya deśikaḥ

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଦେଶିକ ପ୍ରଥମେ ତାଙ୍କର କ୍ଷାତ୍ରଭାବ ଓ ଉଦ୍ଧାରବିଧି ଜନାଇବେ; ପରେ ପୁନଃ ସେହି ଭଳି ବିଧିରେ କର୍ମ କରି ତାଙ୍କର ବିପ୍ରତ୍ୱ (ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଭାବ) ମଧ୍ୟ ଜନାଇବେ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/for him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Genitive singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• जनयेत्: should produce/bring about
• जनयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिच्) ‘should generate/bring about’

• क्षात्रम्: Kṣatriya-hood/status
• क्षात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative singular

• उद्धारम्: uplift/restoration
• उद्धारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative singular

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

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having done/made’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विप्रत्वम्: Brahmin-hood/status
• विप्रत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative singular

• जनयेत्: should produce
• जनयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिच्) ‘should generate/bring about’

• अस्य: of this person/of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Genitive singular

• देशिकः: the teacher
• देशिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru (Deshika)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that inner eligibility and upliftment are established through the guru’s prescribed rites—spiritual transformation is not merely social, but a disciplined, grace-led elevation toward Shiva-realization.

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

In the Shaiva tradition, proper Linga-worship and mantra-sadhana are undertaken with adhikāra (eligibility) refined by the guru; the verse highlights the deshika’s role in preparing the seeker for orthodox Saguna Shiva worship leading toward the highest truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to guru-conducted rites of purification and initiation (uddhāra and related saṃskāras), after which disciplined mantra-japa and regular Shiva-puja are performed with renewed spiritual qualification.