Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 32

पञ्चाक्षरमाहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of the Pañcākṣarī (Five-Syllable) Mantra

Devanagari script

न्यस्तास्त्रवपुषा तेन दीप्तयष्टिधरस्य च । प्रासादपरिवारेभ्यो बहिर्मंगलनिःस्वनैः

Transliteration

nyastāstravapuṣā tena dīptayaṣṭidharasya ca | prāsādaparivārebhyo bahirmaṃgalaniḥsvanaiḥ

Translation

随后，由那位身负兵器者，以及那位手持光辉杖者引领，宫殿的随从队伍向外行进，伴随着庆典的吉祥欢声。

Word by Word

• nyasta: placed/laid down
• nyasta: Karaṇa (करणम् / Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√as (धातु) → nyasta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used adjectivally qualifying the following compound

• astra-vapuṣā: with the weapon-body/armed form
• astra-vapuṣā: Karaṇa (करणम् / Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक) + vapuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-सम्भाव्य) compound; Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; overall: astravapuṣā

• tena: by him/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करणम् / Instrument) / Sahakārī
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• dīpta-yaṣṭi-dharasya: of the bearer of the blazing staff
• dīpta-yaṣṭi-dharasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध / Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpta (प्रातिपदिक) + yaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय / coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• prāsāda-parivārebhyaḥ: from the palace-enclosures/attendant buildings
• prāsāda-parivārebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादानम् / source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक) + parivāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Plural

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरणम् / locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• maṅgala-niḥsvanaiḥ: with auspicious sounds
• maṅgala-niḥsvanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करणम् / Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra

FAQs

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

It highlights how auspicious outer actions—processions, orderly movement, and sacred sounds—reflect and support inner alignment with dharma, preparing the devotee’s mind for Shiva’s grace (anugraha) in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit.

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

The verse evokes temple-culture around Saguna Shiva—where the Lord is approached through visible ritual order and auspicious sound (mangala), strengthening bhakti and reverence that culminate in Linga-centered worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt “mangala” discipline: begin worship with auspicious recitation and sound (e.g., Panchakshara japa), maintain purity and order in temple or home shrine practice, and let external reverence steady the inner meditation on Shiva.