Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 25

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

नृत्यं गीतं च वाद्यं च मंगलान्यपराणि च । पूजनं च सदस्यानां कृत्वा सम्यग्विधानतः

Transliteration

nṛtyaṃ gītaṃ ca vādyaṃ ca maṃgalānyaparāṇi ca | pūjanaṃ ca sadasyānāṃ kṛtvā samyagvidhānataḥ

Translation

เมื่อประกอบนาฏยะ การขับร้อง การบรรเลงดนตรี และพิธีมงคลอื่น ๆ ตามแบบแผนอันถูกต้องแล้ว อีกทั้งบูชาถวายเกียรติแก่ผู้ร่วมประชุมโดยชอบ จึงให้ดำเนินพิธีต่อไปโดยเป็นลำดับ

Word by Word

• नृत्यम्: dance
• नृत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• गीतम्: song
• गीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• वाद्यम्: instrumental music
• वाद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• मङ्गलानि: auspicious acts/things
• मङ्गलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• अपराणि: other
• अपराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• सदस्यानाम्: of the participants/assembly members
• सदस्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having done’

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘properly’

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थक (ablatival adverb) ‘according to procedure/from rule’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship is not only inner contemplation but also orderly, auspicious communal devotion—celebration (song, music, dance) joined with right conduct and reverent honoring of devotees, which supports sattva and devotion toward Pati (Shiva).

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

In Saguna/Linga worship, devotion is expressed through prescribed upacāras and auspicious acts; this verse frames kīrtana-like offerings (gīta-vādya-nṛtya) and respectful hospitality to the assembly as part of the proper ritual environment surrounding Linga-pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Follow samyag-vidhi (proper procedure) in Shiva-pūjā: include devotional singing and instruments, maintain auspicious observances, and honor fellow participants; as a practical takeaway, integrate mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) alongside these outward offerings.