Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10

शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites

Morning Purity & Bath Procedure

Devanagari script

सौम्ये मग्नः पुनर्मंत्रं जपेच्छक्त्या शिवं स्मरेत् । उत्थायाचम्य तेनैव स्वात्मानमभिषेचयेत्

Transliteration

saumye magnaḥ punarmaṃtraṃ japecchaktyā śivaṃ smaret | utthāyācamya tenaiva svātmānamabhiṣecayet

Translation

沉浸于吉祥之水中，应再以全力诵念真言，并忆念湿婆。随后起身行阿遮摩那（净口礼），并以同一之水为自身沐浴灌顶，借对湿婆的忆念净化住于身中的灵性。

Word by Word

• सौम्ये: in the auspicious (water/mixture)
• सौम्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• मग्नः: immersed
• मग्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मग्न (कृदन्त; √मज्ज् मज्जने धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (जपे धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• शक्त्या: with (one's) power/ability
• शक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (स्मरणे धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्-√स्था (तिष्ठति; कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• आचम्य: having sipped (water)
• आचम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√चम् (आचमने धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphasis (निपात)

• स्वात्मानम्: one's own self
• स्वात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक); components: स्व (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य आत्मा)

• अभिषेचयेत्: should anoint/sprinkle
• अभिषेचयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√सिच् (सिञ्चति; धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Causative (णिजन्त) sense: 'cause to sprinkle/anoint'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that purification is not only external: immersion, mantra-japa, and Śiva-smaraṇa together sanctify the individual self, helping loosen pāśa (bondage) and orient the soul toward Pati (Śiva).

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna upāsanā through mantra and ritual purity: remembering Śiva while using consecrated water aligns the devotee with Śiva’s gracious presence, which is central to Linga-worship and daily Śaiva observance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform japa while immersed or during bathing, then do ācamana and use the same sanctified water for self-abhisheka—treating the body-mind as a vessel to be purified through mantra and Śiva-meditation.