Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

सुकृतं कुरु तत्सर्वमिति विज्ञापयेच्छिवम् । सहशिष्यो गुरुर्देवं दण्डवत्क्षितिमंडले

Transliteration

sukṛtaṃ kuru tatsarvamiti vijñāpayecchivam | sahaśiṣyo gururdevaṃ daṇḍavatkṣitimaṃḍale

Translation

“当行一切功德之事”——师尊应与弟子们一同向湿婆主恭敬启请；继而在大地之上作“杖式顶礼”，如杖直伏，礼拜那位神圣者。

Word by Word

• sukṛtam: merit/good deed
• sukṛtam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + kṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); kṛta-ppp (क्त) from √kṛ, used as noun ('good deed/merit')

• kuru: do/perform
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun used adjectivally), Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); viśeṣaṇa of sarvam

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular); viśeṣya implied ('all (of it)')

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (vākyāntaropanyāsa)

• vijñāpayet: should inform/request
• vijñāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular), Parasmaipada; causative sense 'to inform/request'

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• saha-śiṣyaḥ: together with (his) disciples
• saha-śiṣyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular); avyayībhāva: 'with disciples' (saha śiṣyaiḥ)

• guruḥ: the teacher
• guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• devam: the god (Lord)
• devam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• daṇḍavat: prostrating fully
• daṇḍavat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daṇḍavat (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Avyaya; kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverb) meaning 'like a staff' i.e., prostrate

• kṣiti-maṇḍale: on the ground
• kṣiti-maṇḍale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣiti (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular); tatpuruṣa: kṣiteḥ maṇḍale ('on the ground-surface')

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Guru
• Disciples

FAQs

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

It teaches that true approach to Śiva is through sukṛta (right, purifying action) joined with humility—expressed as full surrender (daṇḍavat praṇāma) under the guidance of the guru, aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).

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

The verse emphasizes devotional submission and bodily reverence before the Deva—an attitude central to Saguna worship, including Liṅga-pūjā, where the devotee petitions Śiva with purity of conduct and bows in complete self-offering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Guru-led devotion: perform meritorious disciplines (sukṛta), formally offer one’s prayer to Śiva, and do daṇḍavat praṇāma; this pairs naturally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Śiva-pūjā with a surrendered mind.