Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

प्रतिगृह्य सतां पूजां मुनिभिः प्रतिपादिताम् । उद्दिष्टमानसं भेजे नियुक्तो युक्तमात्मनः

Transliteration

pratigṛhya satāṃ pūjāṃ munibhiḥ pratipāditām | uddiṣṭamānasaṃ bheje niyukto yuktamātmanaḥ

Translation

既已领受诸善人之敬礼，且由牟尼们如法奉行，他便自持其心，如受命于圣业之人，专注于所指向的灵性宗旨。

Word by Word

• प्रतिगृह्य: having accepted
• प्रतिगृह्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्रति-
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) ‘having accepted/received’

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘good/virtuous people’

• पूजाम्: worship; honor
• पूजाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मुनिभिः: by the sages
• मुनिभिः: करण (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रतिपादिताम्: offered/presented
• प्रतिपादिताम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of पूजाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद् (धातु) caus. पादय; उपसर्गः प्रति-; प्रतिपादित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः, विशेषणम् (पूजाम्)

• उद्दिष्ट-मानसम्: one whose mind was intent/fixed
• उद्दिष्ट-मानसम्: कर्म (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्दिष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (उद्दिष्टं मानसं यस्य)

• भेजे: he partook/undertook; he resorted to
• भेजे: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नियुक्तः: appointed; engaged
• नियुक्तः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) उपसर्गः नि-; नियुक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषणम् (सः—implicit)

• युक्तम्: proper; fitting
• युक्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्म-विशेषणम् (भेजे—‘undertook what was proper’)

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Models the disciplined receptivity (yoga/niyama) required for transmitting Śiva-jñāna; the ‘appointed task’ motif frames Purāṇic teaching as a vehicle of grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• sages
• the virtuous (sat)

FAQs

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

It highlights the Shaiva ideal that outer honor and worship should culminate in inner yoga: a composed mind fixed on the spiritual aim, undertaken with disciplined responsibility.

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

The verse shows the classical movement from saguna devotion (formal pūjā offered by sages) toward antar-yāga (inner worship), where the mind becomes steady and directed toward Shiva as the highest goal.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies focused meditation after pūjā—settling the mind (yukta-ātman) on the chosen divine aim—consistent with Shaiva practice where external worship is followed by japa and dhyāna on Shiva.