Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

निष्पन्नस्यैवमुत्पत्तिमनुवृत्तिं च कर्मणा । आर्जवं भोगनिष्पत्तिः कुर्यात्प्रीतिं परां तथा

Transliteration

niṣpannasyaivamutpattimanuvṛttiṃ ca karmaṇā | ārjavaṃ bhoganiṣpattiḥ kuryātprītiṃ parāṃ tathā

Translation

如是，以正行当了知已成之事的生起与相续之程。质直无伪与受用之果得其正成，亦能引发至上的欢喜，使灵魂趋向湿婆的恩 grace。

Word by Word

• निष्पन्नस्य: of the accomplished/produced (one/thing)
• निष्पन्नस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्पन्न (कृदन्त; √पद्/√पद्-निष् + क्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter) — past passive participle used adjectivally

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• उत्पत्तिम्: origin/production
• उत्पत्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुवृत्तिम्: continuance/following on
• अनुवृत्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्मणा: by action/through ritual act
• कर्मणा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• आर्जवम्: straightforwardness/uprightness
• आर्जवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भोगनिष्पत्तिः: attainment of enjoyment
• भोगनिष्पत्तिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: 'of enjoyment' + 'attainment')

• कुर्यात्: should produce/should make
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• प्रीतिम्: delight/satisfaction
• प्रीतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पराम्: supreme/highest
• पराम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying ‘प्रीतिम्’

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise/so')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual maturity comes from aligning action (karma) with dharma—understanding how experiences arise and continue, living with rectitude (ārjava), and allowing life’s enjoyments to culminate in inner contentment that opens the heart to Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga worship emphasizes purity of intention and disciplined conduct; this verse supports that by urging straightforwardness and right engagement with life, so devotion becomes steady and pleasing to Saguna Shiva, culminating in higher prīti (devotional joy).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with honest self-audit of actions, and maintain sattvic discipline—optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha—to cultivate ārjava and stable inner joy.