Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7

स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake

Devanagari script

घटैः कमलिनीपत्रपुटैश्च कलशैः शिवैः । कमण्डलुभिरन्यैश्च तादृशैः करकादिभिः

Transliteration

ghaṭaiḥ kamalinīpatrapuṭaiśca kalaśaiḥ śivaiḥ | kamaṇḍalubhiranyaiśca tādṛśaiḥ karakādibhiḥ

Translation

ด้วยหม้อน้ำ ภาชนะที่ปิดด้วยห่อใบปทุม และกาลศะมงคลที่อุทิศแด่พระศิวะ พร้อมทั้งกมณฑลุ กรคะ และภาชนะอื่น ๆ ในทำนองเดียวกัน (จึงจัดเตรียมการบูชาไว้)

Word by Word

• घटैः: with pots
• घटैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कमलिनी-पत्र-पुटैः: with leaf-containers (folded leaves) of lotus-plants
• कमलिनी-पत्र-पुटैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमलिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• कलशैः: with water-jars
• कलशैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• शिवैः: auspicious
• शिवैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of कलशैः): ‘auspicious’

• कमण्डलुभिः: with water-pots (kamaṇḍalus)
• कमण्डलुभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• अन्यैः: with other
• अन्यैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तादृशैः: with such (similar)
• तादृशैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• करक-आदिभिः: with karaka-vessels and the like
• करक-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त: ‘karakas and the like’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Lists pūjā implements (ghaṭa, kalaśa, kamaṇḍalu) typical of tīrtha/āśrama worship; not a named Jyotirliṅga narrative.

Significance: Emphasizes correct upacāra and preparedness—ritual order sustains devotion and supports the soul’s steady orientation to Śiva (sthiti).

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that devotion to Pati (Śiva) is expressed through orderly, pure preparation—gathering clean and auspicious vessels for offerings—showing disciplined bhakti that supports inner purification.

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

The listing of pots, pitchers, lotus-leaf covers, and flasks points to abhiṣeka-oriented Linga worship, where water and sanctified substances are offered to Saguna Śiva as a means to approach the transcendent Nirguna reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare dedicated abhiṣeka vessels (ghaṭa, kalaśa, kamaṇḍalu, karaka), maintain cleanliness and auspiciousness, and perform water-offering to the Shiva Linga while mentally repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”