Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56

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

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

समादाय घटं पूर्णं पूर्णमेव प्रसादितम् । ध्यायमानः शिवं शिष्यमाभिषिंचेत देशिकः

Transliteration

samādāya ghaṭaṃ pūrṇaṃ pūrṇameva prasāditam | dhyāyamānaḥ śivaṃ śiṣyamābhiṣiṃceta deśikaḥ

Translation

ครูผู้ประกอบพิธีควรยกหม้อน้ำที่เต็มเปี่ยมและได้รับการชำระให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์โดยสมบูรณ์ แล้วเพ่งฌานพระศิวะ พร้อมทำอภิเษก (สรงน้ำแห่งการอุปสมบท) แก่ศิษย์

Word by Word

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-; अर्थ: 'having taken up'

• ghaṭam: pot/vessel
• ghaṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• pūrṇam: full
• pūrṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (ghaṭam qualifies)

• pūrṇam: fully/complete
• pūrṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (prasāditam qualifies)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/only)

• prasāditam: consecrated/purified
• prasāditam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sād (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थ: 'purified/consecrated/pleased'

• dhyāyamānaḥ: meditating
• dhyāyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (धातु)
• Form: शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada sense), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• śiṣyam: disciple
• śiṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ābhiṣiñcet: should anoint/sprinkle
• ābhiṣiñcet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-bhi-ṣic (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थ: 'should anoint/sprinkle'

• deśikaḥ: teacher/preceptor
• deśikaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śaiva initiation and purification are not mere external acts: the guru consecrates the vessel and, while inwardly fixed in meditation on Pati (Śiva), transmits grace through abhiṣeka to uplift the paśu (disciple) toward liberation.

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

Abhiṣeka is a central Saguna practice—offering sanctified water to Śiva (often through the Liṅga) and extending that sanctifying rite to the disciple, showing that ritual worship and inner contemplation proceed together in Śaiva observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a fully purified and consecrated kalaśa (ghaṭa), and perform abhiṣeka as an initiating rite while continuously meditating on Lord Śiva—ideally supported by Śiva-mantra japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).