Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

महेश्वरं तथोत्सृज्य कृत्वान्यां च कलामिमाम् । शांत्यतीतां कलां नीत्वा तद्व्याप्तिमवलोकयेत्

Transliteration

maheśvaraṃ tathotsṛjya kṛtvānyāṃ ca kalāmimām | śāṃtyatītāṃ kalāṃ nītvā tadvyāptimavalokayet

Translation

ମହେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ବିଷୟରୂପେ ଧରିବା ଭାବନାକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି, ଏହି ଅନ୍ୟ ଧ୍ୟାନ-କଳାକୁ ଗଢ଼। ପରେ ‘ଶାନ୍ତି’ ସ୍ତରକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରି ଅତୀତ-କଳାରେ ଚେତନାକୁ ନେଇ, ତାହାର ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତି ଦର୍ଶନ କର।

Word by Word

• maheśvaram: Maheshvara
• maheśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक (thus/in that manner)

• utsṛjya: having dismissed/let go
• utsṛjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्ग: उद् (ud-)

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• anyām: another
• anyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• kalām: phase/portion (kalā)
• kalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• imām: this
• imām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• śānti-atītām: having gone beyond peace (śānti)
• śānti-atītām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक) + atīta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: śāntim atītā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• kalām: the kalā
• kalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• nītvā: having led/taken
• nītvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• tad-vyāptim: its pervasion
• tad-vyāptim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: tasya vyāptiḥ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• avalokayet: should observe
• avalokayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√lok (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), उपसर्ग: अव (ava-)

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to a higher Shaiva contemplation where even the refined concept of “Lord as an object” is relinquished, and awareness is led beyond tranquil absorption into recognition of Shiva’s all-pervasive reality (vyāpti), supporting liberation through direct insight.

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

It implies a progression: Saguna supports (like Linga worship and form-based devotion) stabilize the mind, but the seeker is then guided beyond form-concepts toward the subtler recognition of Shiva as the omnipresent Pati, not limited to any single object.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A meditative practice of inner withdrawal and refinement of contemplation: moving from object-focused dhyāna on Maheśvara to subtler, non-objectifying awareness, culminating in perceiving Shiva’s pervasion everywhere; this pairs well with japa of the Panchākṣarī and steady breath-mind discipline.