Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

वौषडंतेन मूलेन पुनः प्रक्षाल्य कर्तरीम् । हस्ते शिष्यस्य चैतन्यं तद्देहे विनिवर्तयेत्

Transliteration

vauṣaḍaṃtena mūlena punaḥ prakṣālya kartarīm | haste śiṣyasya caitanyaṃ taddehe vinivartayet

Translation

‘وَوشَٹ’ پر ختم ہونے والے مول منتر سے کینچی کو پھر دھو کر، گرو شاگرد کے ہاتھ کے ذریعے اسی بدن میں چیتنیا شکتی کو دوبارہ لوٹا دے۔

Word by Word

• vauṣaṭ-antena: with (the mantra) ending in “vauṣaṭ”
• vauṣaṭ-antena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vauṣaṭ (अव्यय/मन्त्र-शब्द) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: vauṣaṭ-anta = 'ending with vauṣaṭ' (mantra)

• mūlena: with the root (mantra)
• mūlena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• prakṣālya: having washed
• prakṣālya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+kṣāl (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having washed'

• kartarīm: the scissors/knife
• kartarīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• haste: in the hand
• haste: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śiṣyasya: of the disciple
• śiṣyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• caitanyam: consciousness/vital awareness
• caitanyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat-dehe: in that body / in his body
• tat-dehe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: tasya dehaḥ = 'in his body'

• vinivartayet: should cause to return/restore
• vinivartayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+ni+vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Causative stem (णिजन्त), Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (mūlamantra) … vauṣaṭ

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Ritual ‘return’ of consciousness: anugraha restoring purified vitality after symbolic saṃhāra of prior identity.

FAQs

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

It presents a Shaiva initiation framework where mantra-purification and the guru’s regulated action symbolically return the disciple’s awakened spiritual vitality, emphasizing disciplined rites as supports for inner awakening under Pati (Shiva).

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

The use of a mūlamantra and the ‘vauṣaṭ’ ending reflects Vedic-Śaiva ritual procedure used in Saguna Shiva worship—where external acts (śuddhi, offerings, mantra) serve as vehicles for invoking Shiva’s grace and stabilizing the disciple in worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates mantra-based purification (washing the instrument with the mūlamantra) and a guided restoration of caitanya through the disciple’s hand—pointing to a formal diksha-style rite rather than a standalone meditation.