Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47

पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels

Devanagari script

पवमानेन रुद्रेण नीलेन त्वरितेन च । लिंगसूक्तादिसूक्तैश्च शिरसाथर्वणेन च

Transliteration

pavamānena rudreṇa nīlena tvaritena ca | liṃgasūktādisūktaiśca śirasātharvaṇena ca

Translation

พึงบูชาพระรุทระด้วยบทสวดปวะมานะ นีละ และตวะริตะ; อีกทั้งด้วยลิงคสูกตะและสูกตะแห่งพระเวทอื่น ๆ รวมถึงอถรรวศิระ (อุปนิษัท) ด้วย

Word by Word

• पवमानेन: by/with (the) Pavamāna
• पवमानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुद्रेण: by/with Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नीलेन: by/with the blue (one)
• नीलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वरितेन: by/with the swift (one)
• त्वरितेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• लिङ्गसूक्तादिसूक्तैः: with the hymns such as the Liṅga-sūkta
• लिङ्गसूक्तादिसूक्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्गसूक्त + आदि + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास/‘etc.’ sense)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिरसा: with (the) head; by (the) head
• शिरसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथर्वणेन: with Atharvaṇa (Atharva-veda tradition)
• अथर्वणेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Legitimizes Liṅga-worship through Vedic/Upaniṣadic recitation; emphasizes śruti-based upāsanā as a means to purify the paśu and invite Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: पवमानेन रुद्रेण नीलेन त्वरितेन च । लिंगसूक्तादिसूक्तैश्च शिरसाथर्वणेन च

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It affirms that Rudra–Śiva is approached through revealed mantra (śruti): specific Vedic hymns and Atharvaśiras are presented as authoritative means for purification and God-realization, aligning devotion (bhakti) with disciplined mantra-upāsanā.

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

By explicitly naming the Liṅga-sūkta, the verse frames Liṅga worship as śruti-supported Saguna upāsanā—using form (Liṅga) as a sanctified focus through which the devotee attains closeness to the transcendent Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular chanting/recitation of Rudra-related sūktas (Pavamāna, Nīla, Tvarita) along with the Liṅga-sūkta and Atharvaśiras—ideally as part of daily Śiva-pūjā or Mahāśivarātri observance, with steady japa and contemplative focus on Śiva as Pati.