Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

ततः शेषं यथापूर्वं कृत्वा देवं महेश्वरम् । आवाह्याराध्य हुत्वास्मै शिवाज्ञां मनसा दिशेत्

Transliteration

tataḥ śeṣaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ kṛtvā devaṃ maheśvaram | āvāhyārādhya hutvāsmai śivājñāṃ manasā diśet

Translation

Rồi, hoàn tất các nghi thức còn lại đúng như đã dạy trước, hãy thỉnh mời Maheshvara, thờ phụng Ngài và dâng lễ hỏa cúng lên Ngài. Sau đó, bằng tâm ý, hãy tiếp nhận và thuận theo mệnh lệnh của Śiva (giới lệnh nội tâm).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• śeṣam: the remainder
• śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yathā-pūrvam: as before
• yathā-pūrvam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (Avyayibhava: yathā pūrvam), अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• maheśvaram: Maheshvara (the Great Lord)
• maheśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadharaya: mahān īśvaraḥ), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āvāhya: having invoked
• āvāhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्ग: आ (ā-)

• ārādhya: having worshipped
• ārādhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), उपसर्ग: आ (ā-)

• hutvā: having offered (into fire)
• hutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• asmai: to him
• asmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• śiva-ājñām: Śiva’s command
• śiva-ājñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: śivasya ājñā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• diśet: should direct/assign
• diśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √diś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual (puja and homa) with inner surrender: after correct worship, the devotee aligns the mind to Shiva’s ajna—Pati’s guiding grace—so practice becomes a means to loosen pasha (bondage) for the pashu (bound soul).

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

The verse emphasizes avahana (invocation) and aradhana (worship) of Maheshvara in a worshipful, accessible (saguna) mode—typical of Linga-puja—followed by inward conformity to Shiva’s will, indicating that saguna worship should mature into inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the remaining prescribed steps of Shiva-puja, invoke Shiva, worship, and offer homa; then practice mental submission—quietly holding Shiva’s command in the heart (manasa), as a form of focused remembrance akin to japa and dhyana.