Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

षडध्व-शुद्धिः

Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path

Devanagari script

तृतीये मण्डले शिष्यमुपवेश्य यथा पुरा । प्रदद्याद्दंतपवनं यथाशास्त्रोक्तलक्षणम्

Transliteration

tṛtīye maṇḍale śiṣyamupaveśya yathā purā | pradadyāddaṃtapavanaṃ yathāśāstroktalakṣaṇam

Translation

于第三坛轮中，如古法令弟子就座；师者当依《沙斯特罗》所说之相与规，授予“檀多帕瓦那”（dantapavana，净齿之仪）。

Word by Word

• tṛtīye: in the third
• tṛtīye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) (agreeing with maṇḍale), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• maṇḍale: in the circle/mandala
• maṇḍale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• śiṣyam: the disciple
• śiṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• upaveśya: having seated
• upaveśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√viś (उप+विश् धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (क्त्वान्त) absolutive/gerund; having seated (someone)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), comparative ‘as’

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb ‘formerly’

• pradadyāt: should give
• pradadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (प्र+दा धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• danta-pavanam: tooth-cleaning twig/brush
• danta-pavanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक) + pavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘dantānāṃ pavanaḥ’ (tooth-cleaning twig/brush)

• yathā-śāstra-ukta-lakṣaṇam: with characteristics as stated in the scripture
• yathā-śāstra-ukta-lakṣaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘śāstre uktaṃ lakṣaṇam’ with yathā as adverbial first member: ‘as stated in the śāstra’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva practice begins with disciplined purity (śauca) under the guru’s guidance—outer cleansing supports inner readiness for Shiva‑worship, mantra, and the path toward liberation.

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

Before approaching the Saguna form of Shiva as the Linga, the disciple is trained in proper āchāra; such observances make worship orderly, reverent, and aligned with scriptural injunctions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A guru-guided purification step: the prescribed dantapavana (traditional tooth-cleansing/chewing-stick rite) performed according to śāstra as part of preparatory conduct for further Shaiva rites and mantra practice.