Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61

आवरणपूजाविधानम् / The Procedure of Āvaraṇa (Enclosure) Worship

Devanagari script

तामसं राजसं वापि सात्त्विकं भावमेव च । आश्रित्य भक्त्या पूजाद्यं कुर्वन्भद्रं समश्नुते

Transliteration

tāmasaṃ rājasaṃ vāpi sāttvikaṃ bhāvameva ca | āśritya bhaktyā pūjādyaṃ kurvanbhadraṃ samaśnute

Translation

چاہے کیفیت تامسی ہو، راجسی ہو یا ساتتوِکی—جو بھکتی کا سہارا لے کر پوجا وغیرہ کرتا ہے وہ بھدر، یعنی مَنگل و خیر، حاصل کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तामसम्: tamasic
• तामसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg.; qualifying ‘भावम्’)

• राजसम्: rajasic
• राजसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg.)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive: “or”)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: “also”)

• सात्त्विकम्: sattvic
• सात्त्विकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg.)

• भावम्: state/disposition
• भावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic)

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

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to
• आश्रित्य: Kriyā (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्ययीभाव), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (absolutive/gerund: “having resorted to”)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; साधन/करण (by means of devotion)

• पूजा-आद्यम्: worship and related acts
• पूजा-आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“पूजा आदिः यस्य तत्” (worship and the like)

• कुर्वन्: doing/performing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (doing/performing)

• भद्रम्: welfare/auspicious good
• भद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समश्नुते: attains/obtains
• समश्नुते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s grace is accessible to all beings regardless of their guna-based temperament; sincere bhakti expressed through worship leads to auspicious upliftment and spiritual well-being.

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

By emphasizing “pūjā-ādya” done with devotion, it supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-puja—as a practical means for devotees of any disposition to approach Pati (Shiva) and receive благоприят (bhadra) results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Shiva-puja with devotion—offerings, prayer, and mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as the core practice, regardless of one’s present mental quality.