Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13

शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)

Devanagari script

एवं विज्ञाप्य शिष्येण सह भूयः प्रणम्य च । शिवं शिवागमं दिव्यं पूजयेच्छिववद्गुरुः

Transliteration

evaṃ vijñāpya śiṣyeṇa saha bhūyaḥ praṇamya ca | śivaṃ śivāgamaṃ divyaṃ pūjayecchivavadguruḥ

Translation

یوں شاگرد کو ٹھیک طرح آگاہ کرکے، پھر شاگرد کے ساتھ دوبارہ سجدۂ تعظیم کرکے، شیو کے مانند آچرن رکھنے والے گرو کو چاہیے کہ وہ مبارک بھگوان شیو اور دیویہ شیوآگم کی پوجا کرے۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• विज्ञाप्य: having informed
• विज्ञाप्य: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञाप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having informed)

• शिष्येण: by the disciple
• शिष्येण: Karta (कर्ता; agent in gerund construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ; accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (indeclinable postposition)

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थे क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/more)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriyā (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having bowed)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

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

• शिवागमम्: the Śiva-Āgama (scripture)
• शिवागमम्: Karma (कर्म; object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Śiva-sambandhī āgamaḥ)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective qualifying śivāgamam)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should worship)

• शिववत्: like Śiva
• शिववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिववत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त तुलनार्थक (comparative indeclinable: like Śiva)

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that right worship is transmitted through the Guru–disciple lineage: after instruction, both bow in humility and the Guru worships Shiva while honoring Śivāgama, showing that devotion and scripture-guided practice must go together for liberation.

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

By directing the Guru to “worship Shiva” according to Śivāgama, it points to Saguna worship—typically including Linga-puja—performed with correct Shaiva injunctions, where form-based devotion becomes a means to realize Shiva’s highest truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies Agamic Shiva-puja under a competent Guru: prostration (praṇāma), disciplined worship, and reverence for Shaiva scripture; in practice this commonly includes mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara), and orderly puja-upacharas as taught by the Guru.