Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

पूजाविधान-व्याख्या (Pūjāvidhāna-vyākhyā) — Exposition of the Procedure of Worship

Devanagari script

हेमारविंदं विलसद्दधानां दक्षिणे करे । दंडवच्चापरं हस्ते न्यस्यासीनां महासने

Transliteration

hemāraviṃdaṃ vilasaddadhānāṃ dakṣiṇe kare | daṃḍavaccāparaṃ haste nyasyāsīnāṃ mahāsane

Translation

นางประทับนั่งบนมหาบัลลังก์ มือขวาทรงถือดอกบัวทองอันรุ่งเรือง ส่วนมืออีกข้างวางนิ่งดุจคทา แสดงความมั่นคงสงบ

Word by Word

• hema-aravindam: a golden lotus
• hema-aravindam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + aravinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (hemaṃ aravindam iva/hemamayaṃ aravindam); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vilasat: shining
• vilasat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √las (धातु) से वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/पुं-नपुं समानरूप); द्वितीया-एकवचन-नपुंसक (aravindam इति विशेष्ये)

• dadhānām: holding
• dadhānām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhā (धातु) से वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (आसीनां/देवीं विशेषयति)

• dakṣiṇe: in the right
• dakṣiṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (kare इति विशेष्ये)

• kare: hand
• kare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• daṇḍavat: like a staff
• daṇḍavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daṇḍavat (अव्यय/उपमानवाचक)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'like a staff')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• aparam: another (object)
• aparam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (किञ्चिद् आयुधम्/वस्तु)

• haste: in (her) hand
• haste: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• nyasya: having placed
• nyasya: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+√as/√nyas (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having placed'

• āsīnām: seated
• āsīnām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ās (धातु) से क्त (past participle) / 'āsīna' (प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/निष्ठा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• mahā-āsane: on a great seat/throne
• mahā-āsane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents a saguṇa (form-endowed) vision of the Goddess, emphasizing radiance, auspiciousness (the lotus), and steadiness of posture—supporting devotional contemplation that matures into inner stillness and grace.

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

Like Linga-worship that uses a visible symbol to focus devotion, this depiction of the Goddess provides a concrete meditative support (ālambana) for bhakti and dhyāna, leading the devotee toward Shiva-tattva through disciplined attention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna: visualize the deity seated serenely, then perform mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara) with a steady body and mind; the lotus signifies purity and the staff-like hand suggests firmness in meditation.