Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21

षडध्व-शुद्धिः

Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path

Devanagari script

स्वाहांतं दीपने प्राहुरंगानि च यथाक्रमम् । तेषामाहुतयस्तिस्रो देया दीपनकर्मणि

Transliteration

svāhāṃtaṃ dīpane prāhuraṃgāni ca yathākramam | teṣāmāhutayastisro deyā dīpanakarmaṇi

Translation

ในพิธีจุดไฟบูชา (ทีปนะ) ให้สวดมนตร์ประกอบ (อังคะ) ตามลำดับ โดยลงท้ายด้วย “สวาหา” ทุกบท และสำหรับมนตร์อังคะเหล่านั้น พึงถวายอาหุติสามครั้งในกิจแห่งการจุดไฟ

Word by Word

• svāhā-antam: ending with ‘svāhā’
• svāhā-antam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svāhā (अव्यय/निपात) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘ending with svāhā’ (qualifies mantra/vidhi understood)

• dīpane: in the kindling rite
• dīpane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāhuḥ: they said/declare
• prāhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aṅgāni: limbs/parts (ancillary acts)
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक निपात)

• yathā-kramam: in proper order
• yathā-kramam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva adverb; ‘in due order/according to sequence’

• teṣām: of those
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āhutayaḥ: oblations
• āhutayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tisraḥ: three
• tisraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with āhutayaḥ

• deyāḥ: should be offered
• deyāḥ: Vidhi (विधि/आज्ञा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) → deya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Gerundive/obligative (तव्यत्/यत् sense), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘to be given’

• dīpana-karmaṇi: in the kindling act/rite
• dīpana-karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpana (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: …svāhā… (svāhā-anta aṅga-mantrāḥ)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that sacred action must be aligned with sacred sound: when mantras are recited in correct sequence and sealed with “svāhā,” the offering becomes a disciplined act of purification, preparing the worshipper’s consciousness for Shiva-oriented realization.

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

In Saguna Shiva worship, outer ritual supports inner devotion. The properly kindled fire and correctly offered āhutis function as a consecrated support (upacāra) that steadies the mind and sanctifies the environment for Linga-pūjā and mantra-japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform dīpana (kindling) with aṅga-mantras in due order, each ending in “svāhā,” and offer three āhutis; inwardly, maintain focused attention on Shiva while coordinating mantra, breath, and offering as one act.