Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35

शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः

Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation

Devanagari script

यश्शिवं मण्डले सौरे संपूज्यैव समाहितः । प्रातर्मध्याह्नसायाह्ने प्रदद्यादर्घ्यमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

yaśśivaṃ maṇḍale saure saṃpūjyaiva samāhitaḥ | prātarmadhyāhnasāyāhne pradadyādarghyamuttamam

Translation

ผู้ใดมีจิตตั้งมั่น บูชาพระศิวะโดยถูกต้องในสุริยมณฑลแล้ว พึงถวายอรฆยะอันประณีตในสามสันธยา คือเช้า เที่ยง และเย็น

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• मण्डले: in the circle/maṇḍala
• मण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सौरे: solar, of the Sun
• सौरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) मण्डले

• सम्-पूज्य: having worshipped
• सम्-पूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having worshipped’

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• समाहितः: being composed/concentrated
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘collected, concentrated’

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मध्याह्न: at midday
• मध्याह्न: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; (समासे सह)

• सायाह्ने: in the evening
• सायाह्ने: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायाह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• प्रदद्यात्: should offer/give
• प्रदद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering (water/oblation)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण अर्घ्यम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes daily sandhyā-upāsanā as a portable ‘tīrtha’ practice; regular arghya cultivates purity and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Tri-sandhyā (prātaḥ–madhyāhna–sāyam) temporal sacralization

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined, time-bound devotion: focusing the mind (samādhāna) and honoring Śiva through daily sandhyā observances, integrating inner yoga with outer worship.

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

Śiva is approached here as Saguna—worshipped in a perceivable support (the solar maṇḍala), similar in principle to linga-upāsanā where the Infinite is adored through an auspicious form for concentration and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform focused worship and offer arghya three times daily (morning, noon, evening) as part of sandhyā practice—ideally with mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchākṣarī) and a steady, composed mind.