Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40

समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

ततश्शिवानले देवं समभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि । हुताहुतित्रयं शिष्यमुपवेश्य यथा पुरा

Transliteration

tataśśivānale devaṃ samabhyarcya yathāvidhi | hutāhutitrayaṃ śiṣyamupaveśya yathā purā

Translation

پھر شِو-اگنی میں مقررہ وِدھی کے مطابق دیو کی پوجا کرکے اُس نے تین گونہ آہوتی دی؛ اور پہلے کی طرح شِشْیَ کو مناسب طریقے سے آسن پر بٹھایا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• śiva-anale: in the Śiva-fire (sacred fire)
• śiva-anale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + anala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (śivasya anale / śivāgnau)

• devam: the deity
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• samabhyarcya: having worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-√arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप् = -ya), indeclinable; prior action

• yathā-vidhi: according to rule
• yathā-vidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव compound functioning as adverb

• huta-ahuti-trayam: the three offerings/oblation-triad
• huta-ahuti-trayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: huta (प्रातिपदिक) + āhuti (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; determinative compound meaning ‘three (sets of) offerings’

• śiṣyam: the disciple
• śiṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• upaveśya: having seated
• upaveśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप् = -ya), indeclinable; causative sense ‘having seated’ (from upa-veśaya-)

• yathā: as/just as
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (उपमा/रीति)

• purā: formerly/before
• purā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Disciple

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on disciplined worship: devotion is made effective when performed through vidhi (right method), where the guru prepares the disciple through consecrated fire, oblation, and orderly seating—outer ritual supporting inner purification and Shiva-grace.

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

The Lord is worshipped here in a consecrated medium—Śiva’s presence invoked in the sacred fire—showing Saguna upāsanā (worship with form/attributes) where Shiva is approached through a ritually established locus, akin to Linga worship where Shiva is invoked and honored according to āgamic procedure.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A guru-led Shaiva rite involving prescribed worship, three āhutis (oblations) into the Śiva-fire, and formally seating the disciple—suggesting initiation-oriented practice supported by mantra-japa and disciplined observance rather than casual devotion.