Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

स्वात्मनो व्यापिकां तद्वद्वागीशां च विचिंतयेत् । नभोमंडलसंकाशां पूर्णांतं चापि पूर्ववत्

Transliteration

svātmano vyāpikāṃ tadvadvāgīśāṃ ca viciṃtayet | nabhomaṃḍalasaṃkāśāṃ pūrṇāṃtaṃ cāpi pūrvavat

Translation

同样地，应观想自我之中遍一切处的力量；亦当观想掌主圣言之女神瓦吉莎（Vāgīśā）。当见她光辉如穹苍广阔，且圆满具足——自始至终无不周遍——如前所教。

Word by Word

• sva-ātmanaḥ: of one’s own self
• sva-ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: svasya ātmā), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vyāpikām: all-pervading (fem.)
• vyāpikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), तुल्यतावाचक (like that/similarly)

• vāg-īśām: Vāgīśā (goddess/lady of speech)
• vāg-īśām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक) + īśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: vācaḥ īśā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• viciṃtayet: should contemplate
• viciṃtayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√cint (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), उपसर्ग: वि (vi-)

• nabhas-maṇḍala-saṃkāśām: resembling the orb of the sky
• nabhas-maṇḍala-saṃkāśām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: nabhaso maṇḍalasya saṃkāśā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• pūrṇām: full/complete
• pūrṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• antam: end/limit
• antam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (contextual), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• pūrvavat: as previously
• pūrvavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), तुल्यतावाचक (as before)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vagisha (Sarasvati)

FAQs

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

It teaches dhyāna on the all-pervading Śakti within the Self and the purification of vāk (speech) by recognizing its divine source, aligning the seeker with Pati (Shiva) through inner fullness and pervasion.

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

By training the mind to perceive pervasion and completeness, the devotee learns to see the Liṅga not as a mere object but as a saguna support revealing the nirguna, all-pervading reality of Shiva and His Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A visualization-based dhyāna: contemplate the inner, all-pervading power and meditate on Vāgīśā as sky-like radiance—supporting mantra-japa and disciplined speech as part of Shaiva sādhanā.