Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7
शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)
सकलीकृत्य तं पश्चात्कलापञ्चकरूपिणम् । न्यस्तमंत्रतनुं बद्ध्वा शिवं शिष्यं समर्पयेत्
sakalīkṛtya taṃ paścātkalāpañcakarūpiṇam | nyastamaṃtratanuṃ baddhvā śivaṃ śiṣyaṃ samarpayet
ثم بعد أن يُتمَّه ويجعله كاملاً على هيئة الكَلاّت الخمس، ويشدّ ويثبّت التلميذَ الذي قُدِّس جسده بوضع المانترا، ينبغي أن يُقدَّم ذلك التلميذ المبارك تقديماً رسمياً إلى شيفا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It describes the Shaiva initiatory principle that the bound soul (paśu) is ritually refined—made ‘complete’ through fivefold kalā discipline and mantra-nyāsa—and then surrendered to Śiva (Pati), indicating transfer from bondage (pāśa) toward grace-led liberation.
The act of ‘offering the disciple to Śiva’ aligns with Saguna Śiva worship where the initiate is placed under Śiva’s lordship through mantra and ritual order; the Linga becomes the focal support for this consecration, expressing Śiva’s accessible form while pointing to His transcendent reality.
It points to mantra-nyāsa (installing sacred mantras upon the body) as part of dīkṣā, followed by a formal samarpana (surrender/oblation) of oneself to Śiva—an inner vow of devotion and discipline grounded in mantra practice.