Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

ततश्शिवेन सम्प्रोक्ष्य शिष्यं शिरसि पूर्ववत् । विलयं शांत्यतीतायाः शक्तितत्त्वे ऽथ चिंतयेत्

Transliteration

tataśśivena samprokṣya śiṣyaṃ śirasi pūrvavat | vilayaṃ śāṃtyatītāyāḥ śaktitattve 'tha ciṃtayet

Translation

Então, como antes, após consagrar o discípulo aspergindo água santificada sobre sua cabeça com o poder de Śiva, o preceptor deve meditar na dissolução (do eu limitado e de seus vínculos) no princípio de Śakti, que transcende até mesmo a paz (śānti-atītā).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• śivena: by Śiva / with Śiva
• śivena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• samprokṣya: having sprinkled/consecrated
• samprokṣya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+pra+ukṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), having sprinkled (सम्प्रोक्ष्य)

• śiṣyam: the disciple
• śiṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śirasi: on the head
• śirasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūrvavat: as before
• pūrvavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• vilayam: dissolution/merging
• vilayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śānti-atītāyāḥ: of (the power) beyond peace
• śānti-atītāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक) + atīta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa compound: śāntiṃ atītā = 'beyond peace'

• śakti-tattve: in the principle of Śakti
• śakti-tattve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: śakteḥ tattvam = 'principle of Śakti'

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

• cintayet: should contemplate/meditate
• cintayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Inner dissolution (laya) of limited individuality and bonds into Śakti-tattva ‘beyond śānti’ (śāntyatītā).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It outlines a Shaiva initiatory movement: purification of the disciple and contemplative absorption where the soul’s limiting bonds (pāśa) are dissolved by grace into Śakti-tattva, pointing to liberation under Pati (Śiva).

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

The sprinkling “with Śiva” reflects Saguna upāsanā through consecration and mantra-śakti; from that ritual support, the practitioner is guided inward toward subtle contemplation of Śakti and the transcendence that the Liṅga ultimately signifies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dīkṣā-like consecration by sprinkling the disciple’s head, followed by laya-dhyāna: meditating on dissolution into Śakti-tattva beyond the ordinary peace-state—an inner practice aligned with Shaiva yoga.