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Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21

षडध्व-शुद्धिः

Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path

स्वाहांतं दीपने प्राहुरंगानि च यथाक्रमम् । तेषामाहुतयस्तिस्रो देया दीपनकर्मणि

svāhāṃtaṃ dīpane prāhuraṃgāni ca yathākramam | teṣāmāhutayastisro deyā dīpanakarmaṇi

دیپن کرم میں اَنگ منتر ترتیب کے ساتھ ‘سواہا’ پر ختم کر کے پڑھے جاتے ہیں۔ ان اَنگ منتروں کے لیے دیپن کرم میں تین آہوتیاں دینی چاہییں۔

svāhā-antamending with ‘svāhā’
svāhā-antam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsvāhā (अव्यय/निपात) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘ending with svāhā’ (qualifies mantra/vidhi understood)
dīpanein the kindling rite
dīpane:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdīpana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
prāhuḥthey said/declare
prāhuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-āh (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
aṅgānilimbs/parts (ancillary acts)
aṅgāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक निपात)
yathā-kramamin proper order
yathā-kramam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva adverb; ‘in due order/according to sequence’
teṣāmof those
teṣām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
āhutayaḥoblations
āhutayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootāhuti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
tisraḥthree
tisraḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with āhutayaḥ
deyāḥshould be offered
deyāḥ:
Vidhi (विधि/आज्ञा)
TypeAdjective
Rootdā (धातु) → deya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGerundive/obligative (तव्यत्/यत् sense), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘to be given’
dīpana-karmaṇiin the kindling act/rite
dīpana-karmaṇi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdīpana (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Suta Goswami

Tattva Level: pasha

Mantra: …svāhā… (svāhā-anta aṅga-mantrāḥ)

S
Shiva

FAQs

It emphasizes that sacred action must be aligned with sacred sound: when mantras are recited in correct sequence and sealed with “svāhā,” the offering becomes a disciplined act of purification, preparing the worshipper’s consciousness for Shiva-oriented realization.

In Saguna Shiva worship, outer ritual supports inner devotion. The properly kindled fire and correctly offered āhutis function as a consecrated support (upacāra) that steadies the mind and sanctifies the environment for Linga-pūjā and mantra-japa.

Perform dīpana (kindling) with aṅga-mantras in due order, each ending in “svāhā,” and offer three āhutis; inwardly, maintain focused attention on Shiva while coordinating mantra, breath, and offering as one act.