Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22

साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन

Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka

Devanagari script

तर्पयेच्च तथा नित्यं जुहुयाच्च शिवानले । सप्तभिः पञ्चभिर्द्रव्यैस्त्रिभिर्वाथ घृतेन वा

Transliteration

tarpayecca tathā nityaṃ juhuyācca śivānale | saptabhiḥ pañcabhirdravyaistribhirvātha ghṛtena vā

Translation

亦当恒常行作塔尔帕那（献水供养），并每日于奉献于湿婆的圣火中投供。供品可用七种、或五种、或三种——乃至唯以酥油亦可。

Word by Word

• tarpayet: should satisfy/offer libations
• tarpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṛp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in that manner)

• nityam: always/daily
• nityam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• juhuyāt: should offer into fire
• juhuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• śiva-anale: in the Śiva-fire (sacred fire)
• śiva-anale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + anala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शिवः अनलः = Śiva-fire / sacred fire of Śiva)

• saptabhiḥ: with seven
• saptabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of Karaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘dravyaiḥ’ इति विशेषणम्

• pañcabhiḥ: with five
• pañcabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of Karaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘dravyaiḥ’ इति विशेषणम्

• dravyaiḥ: with substances/materials
• dravyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• tribhiḥ: with three
• tribhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of Karaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘dravyaiḥ’ इति विशेषणम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• atha: then/and
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (then/and)

• ghṛtena: with ghee
• ghṛtena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames daily tarpana and Śiva-homa as accessible even with minimal dravya (down to ghee alone): a theology of grace where intention and continuity matter, supporting the bound soul’s gradual loosening of pāśa through disciplined worship.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined daily Shaiva worship: by tarpana and homa, the devotee cultivates purity, gratitude, and steady devotion to Pati (Śiva), loosening pāśa (bondage) and refining the pashu (individual soul) toward grace.

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

The verse supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā through ritual action—offerings into Śiva’s consecrated fire as an extension of Linga worship—where the devotee serves the manifest Lord with reverence while aiming for inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily tarpana and Śiva-homa are recommended, allowing flexibility in materials (seven, five, three substances, or only ghee), emphasizing regularity and devotion over elaborate procurement.