Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47

अन्तराय-उपसर्ग-विवेचनम् / Analysis of Yogic Obstacles (Antarāyas) and Upasargas

Devanagari script

मुक्तपुष्पसमाकीर्णे वितानादि विचित्रिते । कुशपुष्पसमित्तोयफलमूलसमन्विते

Transliteration

muktapuṣpasamākīrṇe vitānādi vicitrite | kuśapuṣpasamittoyaphalamūlasamanvite

Translation

สถานที่นั้นโปรยปรายด้วยดอกไม้ดุจมุกดา งดงามด้วยวิธานและเครื่องประดับต่าง ๆ; พร้อมด้วยหญ้ากุศะ ดอกไม้ ไม้เชื้อเพลิงศักดิ์สิทธิ์ น้ำ ผลไม้ และรากไม้—ครบถ้วนเพื่อการบูชาและพิธีกรรม

Word by Word

• मुक्त-पुष्प-समाकीर्णे: in (a place) strewn with pearl-flowers
• मुक्त-पुष्प-समाकीर्णे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + समाकीर्ण (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-कीर्ण from √कॄ/√कीर्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; participial adjective ‘समाकीर्ण’ (PPP/क्त) in compound; describing a place/setting

• वितान-आदि: canopy and the like
• वितान-आदि: Viśeṣya/Upalakṣaṇa (विशेष्य/उपलक्षण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितान (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘वितानं च आदि च’ in sense ‘canopy etc.’ (आदि-समास usage)

• विचित्रिते: decorated/variegated
• विचित्रिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-चित्र् (धातु) → विचित्रित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; qualifying the locus

• कुश-पुष्प-समित्-तोय-फल-मूल-समन्विते: in (a place) furnished with kuśa, flowers, kindling, water, fruits, and roots
• कुश-पुष्प-समित्-तोय-फल-मूल-समन्विते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + समित् (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्-अन्-वि from √इ/√वृ? lexical ‘समन्वित’ = endowed)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; multi-member determinative compound; ‘समन्वित’ = ‘युक्त/सम्पन्न’ (endowed with)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes the principle of śuddhi (ritual purity and readiness) as a prerequisite for fruitful Śiva-upāsanā; supports the pilgrim’s discipline of preparing a proper maṇḍapa/vedikā before darśana and abhiṣeka.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is supported by outer purity and careful preparation—symbols of inner order, reverence, and one-pointed bhakti that steadies the mind for grace.

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

The verse describes the practical setting for Saguna worship—arranging a sanctified space and pure offerings—through which the devotee approaches Shiva in a form accessible to ritual, leading the mind toward the higher, formless truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a clean worship area with kuśa and flowers, keep water and simple sāttvika offerings (fruits/roots), and maintain a steady, reverent focus—supporting japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during puja.