Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 114

बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्

Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause

Devanagari script

आवाहनादिकं सर्वमाचार्येणैव कारयेत् । आचार्य ऋत्विजा सार्धं तन्मात्रान्प्रजपेच्छतम्

Transliteration

āvāhanādikaṃ sarvamācāryeṇaiva kārayet | ācārya ṛtvijā sārdhaṃ tanmātrānprajapecchatam

Translation

Ang lahat ng ritwal na nagsisimula sa pag-anyaya (āvāhana) ay dapat isagawa lamang sa pamamagitan ng ācārya (guro). Ang ācārya, kasama ang ṛtvij (pari ng ritwal), ay dapat magpabigkas ng itinakdang anyo ng mantra nang sandaang ulit.

Word by Word

• आवाहनादिकम्: invocation and the rest (rites)
• आवाहनादिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आवाहन-आदि’ = invocation etc.

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आचार्येण: by the teacher/priest
• आचार्येण: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done/should have done
• कारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• आचार्यः: the teacher/priest
• आचार्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ऋत्विजा: with the officiating priest
• ऋत्विजा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (सहकारी/सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (indeclinable meaning ‘together with’)

• तन्मात्रान्: only those (specified)
• तन्मात्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘तन्-मात्र’ = only that much/that alone (here: those (mantras) only)

• प्रजपेत्: should mutter/recite
• प्रजपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शतम्: a hundred (times)
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-worship becomes spiritually effective when performed under a qualified ācārya, aligning devotion (bhakti) with correct method (vidhi), so the act becomes a disciplined offering to Pati (Shiva) rather than mere personal improvisation.

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

The verse is directly ritual-instructional: in Saguna Shiva worship through the Linga, steps like āvāhana and other upacāras are to be conducted through the ācārya and ṛtvij, protecting the sanctity of the consecrated form and ensuring the worship follows Shaiva injunctions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It prescribes mantra-japa in a fixed count—one hundred recitations—performed under priestly guidance, suitable as part of Linga-puja (especially during vrata days like Mahāśivarātri) to stabilize attention and devotion.