Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

ततश्शिवानले देवं समभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि । हुताहुतित्रयं शिष्यमुपवेश्य यथा पुरा

Transliteration

tataśśivānale devaṃ samabhyarcya yathāvidhi | hutāhutitrayaṃ śiṣyamupaveśya yathā purā

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น เขาบูชาพระผู้เป็นเจ้าในไฟศิวะตามพิธีที่กำหนด แล้วถวายอาหุติสามประการ; และดังเดิมได้ให้ศิษย์นั่งในอาสนะอย่างถูกต้อง

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• śiva-anale: in the Śiva-fire (sacred fire)
• śiva-anale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + anala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (śivasya anale / śivāgnau)

• devam: the deity
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-√arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप् = -ya), indeclinable; prior action

• yathā-vidhi: according to rule
• yathā-vidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव compound functioning as adverb

• huta-ahuti-trayam: the three offerings/oblation-triad
• huta-ahuti-trayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: huta (प्रातिपदिक) + āhuti (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; determinative compound meaning ‘three (sets of) offerings’

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

• upaveśya: having seated
• upaveśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप् = -ya), indeclinable; causative sense ‘having seated’ (from upa-veśaya-)

• yathā: as/just as
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (उपमा/रीति)

• purā: formerly/before
• purā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Disciple

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on disciplined worship: devotion is made effective when performed through vidhi (right method), where the guru prepares the disciple through consecrated fire, oblation, and orderly seating—outer ritual supporting inner purification and Shiva-grace.

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

The Lord is worshipped here in a consecrated medium—Śiva’s presence invoked in the sacred fire—showing Saguna upāsanā (worship with form/attributes) where Shiva is approached through a ritually established locus, akin to Linga worship where Shiva is invoked and honored according to āgamic procedure.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A guru-led Shaiva rite involving prescribed worship, three āhutis (oblations) into the Śiva-fire, and formally seating the disciple—suggesting initiation-oriented practice supported by mantra-japa and disciplined observance rather than casual devotion.