Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23

शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites

Morning Purity & Bath Procedure

Devanagari script

तत्र संपूजयेद्भानुं स्वकीयावरणैः सह । स्वखोल्कायेति मंत्रेण सांगतस्सुखसिद्धये

Transliteration

tatra saṃpūjayedbhānuṃ svakīyāvaraṇaiḥ saha | svakholkāyeti maṃtreṇa sāṃgatassukhasiddhaye

Translation

அங்கே பானு (சூரியன்) அவருடைய ஆவரணத் தெய்வங்களுடன் முறையாகப் பூஜிக்க வேண்டும்; ‘ஸ்வகோல்காய’ மந்திரத்தால் அங்கங்களுடன் செய்து நலம் மற்றும் சித்தி பெற வேண்டும்।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सम्पूजयेत्: should worship fully
• सम्पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः—सम्

• भानुम्: the Sun (Bhānu)
• भानुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• स्वकीयावरणैः: with his own retinue/attendants
• स्वकीयावरणैः: Sahakarana (सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वकीय-आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—स्वकीयम् आवरणम् (कर्मधारय)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• स्वखोल्काय: to Svakholkā (name in mantra)
• स्वखोल्काय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वखोल्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-रूपेण

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• मन्त्रेण: by the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• साङ्गतः: with all subsidiary rites
• साङ्गतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अङ्गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (as an adverbial qualifier of the rite); समासः—स + अङ्ग (अव्ययीभाव: ‘with limbs/ancillaries’)

• सुखसिद्धये: for easy success
• सुखसिद्धये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—सुखस्य सिद्धिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it integrates Sūrya (Bhānu) worship with his āvaraṇas as an auxiliary rite within a Śaiva ritual sequence.

Significance: Acknowledges cosmic regulators (like Sūrya) as subordinate supports to Śiva-worship; aims at sukha and siddhi by aligning with dharmic order.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: svakholkāya

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Bhanu)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes sāṅgata worship—performing devotion with proper order and completeness—showing that outer ritual discipline supports inner steadiness, leading to sukha (well-being) and siddhi (successful attainment) under a dharmic framework.

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

In Shaiva practice, honoring associated deities in their proper place (āvaraṇa-pūjā) complements Saguna worship; it reflects the integrated cosmos under Shiva’s lordship, where subsidiary powers are respected without displacing the supreme Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a formal pūjā to Bhānu along with his āvaraṇas (retinue), accompanied by a specific mantra (“svakholkāya”), performed in correct sequence and with due ritual supports (sāṅgata), aiming at welfare and successful results.