Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22

समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout

Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha

Devanagari script

ततश्शिवानले होमं कुर्याद्देशिकसत्तमः । प्रधानकुण्डे परितो जुहुयुश्चापरे द्विजाः

Transliteration

tataśśivānale homaṃ kuryāddeśikasattamaḥ | pradhānakuṇḍe parito juhuyuścāpare dvijāḥ

Translation

其后，最殊胜的导师应于湿婆之火中行火供（homa）；其余诸二生祭司环立于主火坛（主火坑）四周，亦当同样投献供物（āhuti）。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: काल (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• शिवानले: in the Śiva-fire
• शिवानले: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य अनलः)

• होमम्: homa (oblation rite)
• होमम्: कर्म (कर्मकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• देशिकसत्तमः: the best teacher (dīkṣā-guru)
• देशिकसत्तमः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (देशिकः सत्तमः)

• प्रधानकुण्डे: in the main fire-pit
• प्रधानकुण्डे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रधान + कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्रधानं कुण्डम्)

• परितः: around
• परितः: देश (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: around)

• जुहुयुः: should offer (oblations)
• जुहुयुः: क्रिया (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपरे: other
• अपरे: विशेषण (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying द्विजाः)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ordered, consecrated worship: the ācārya leads the rite and the community of qualified priests supports it, showing that devotion to Pati (Śiva) is strengthened by disciplined ritual action performed with purity and right guidance.

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

The “Śiva-fire” and the principal kunda function as saguna supports for worship—external, sanctified forms through which the devotee offers oblations to Śiva with focus, reverence, and mantra, paralleling Linga-upāsanā as a concrete aid to contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A Śaiva homa led by a competent deśika: offerings into the consecrated fire while maintaining mantra-centered attention (commonly aligned with Śiva mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī), with assisting priests performing coordinated oblations around the main fire-pit.