Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47

पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels

Devanagari script

पवमानेन रुद्रेण नीलेन त्वरितेन च । लिंगसूक्तादिसूक्तैश्च शिरसाथर्वणेन च

Transliteration

pavamānena rudreṇa nīlena tvaritena ca | liṃgasūktādisūktaiśca śirasātharvaṇena ca

Translation

پَوَمان رُدر، نیل اور تْوَرِت بھجنوں کے ذریعے، نیز لِنگ سُوکت وغیرہ ویدی سُوکتوں کے ذریعے، اور اتھروَشِر اُپنشد کے ذریعے بھی رُدر کی آرادھنا کرنی چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• पवमानेन: by/with (the) Pavamāna
• पवमानेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रुद्रेण: by/with Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नीलेन: by/with the blue (one)
• नीलेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वरितेन: by/with the swift (one)
• त्वरितेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• लिङ्गसूक्तादिसूक्तैः: with the hymns such as the Liṅga-sūkta
• लिङ्गसूक्तादिसूक्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्गसूक्त + आदि + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास/‘etc.’ sense)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिरसा: with (the) head; by (the) head
• शिरसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथर्वणेन: with Atharvaṇa (Atharva-veda tradition)
• अथर्वणेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Legitimizes Liṅga-worship through Vedic/Upaniṣadic recitation; emphasizes śruti-based upāsanā as a means to purify the paśu and invite Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: पवमानेन रुद्रेण नीलेन त्वरितेन च । लिंगसूक्तादिसूक्तैश्च शिरसाथर्वणेन च

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It affirms that Rudra–Śiva is approached through revealed mantra (śruti): specific Vedic hymns and Atharvaśiras are presented as authoritative means for purification and God-realization, aligning devotion (bhakti) with disciplined mantra-upāsanā.

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

By explicitly naming the Liṅga-sūkta, the verse frames Liṅga worship as śruti-supported Saguna upāsanā—using form (Liṅga) as a sanctified focus through which the devotee attains closeness to the transcendent Pati (Śiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular chanting/recitation of Rudra-related sūktas (Pavamāna, Nīla, Tvarita) along with the Liṅga-sūkta and Atharvaśiras—ideally as part of daily Śiva-pūjā or Mahāśivarātri observance, with steady japa and contemplative focus on Śiva as Pati.