Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

तत्र द्रव्याणि मनसा कल्पयित्वा विशोध्य च । ध्यात्वा विनायकं देवं पूजयित्वा विधानतः

Transliteration

tatra dravyāṇi manasā kalpayitvā viśodhya ca | dhyātvā vināyakaṃ devaṃ pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เมื่อจัดเตรียมเครื่องสักการะในใจและชำระให้บริสุทธิ์แล้ว พึงเพ่งฌานแด่เทพวินายกะ และบูชาพระองค์ตามบทบัญญัติแห่งพิธี

Word by Word

• तत्र: there/then
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb)

• द्रव्याणि: materials/offerings
• द्रव्याणि: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कल्पयित्वा: having imagined/arranged
• कल्पयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप्/कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) from causative sense ‘कल्पयति’; अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• विशोध्य: having purified
• विशोध्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + शुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘विनायकम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• विधानतः: according to rule/procedure
• विधानतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A pūrvāṅga instruction: mentally construct and purify ritual materials (mānasa-kalpanā/śuddhi), then invoke and worship Vināyaka to remove obstacles before Śiva-pūjā proceeds.

Significance: Highlights the practical pilgrim’s principle: obstacle-removal (Vināyaka) and inner purification precede successful darśana and worship of Śiva.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship begins with inner and outer purification—first ordering the rite in the mind, then sanctifying the offerings—so devotion becomes disciplined and sattvic, fit for approaching Pati (Lord Shiva) through proper worship.

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

Vināyaka is invoked as the remover of obstacles at the threshold of worship; by meditating on him and performing rite “according to injunction,” the practitioner ensures the Linga-puja proceeds without impediments and remains aligned with āgamic/vaidika procedure central to Saguna Shiva worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A brief pūrvāṅga: mentally prepare the upacāras (offerings), purify them (through mantra/sprinkling and intent), then perform dhyāna of Vināyaka and worship him as prescribed before commencing the main Shaiva rite.