Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
पाद्यमाचमनं चार्घ्यं गंधं पुष्पं च भूषणम् । धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यं पानीयं मुखशोधनम्
pādyamācamanaṃ cārghyaṃ gaṃdhaṃ puṣpaṃ ca bhūṣaṇam | dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ pānīyaṃ mukhaśodhanam
ويُقدَّم (للربّ شيفا) ماءُ غسلِ القدمين، وماءُ الآچامَنِيَّة للشرب الطقسي، وتقدمةُ الأرغيا؛ وعطرُ صندلٍ وورودٌ وحُلِيّ؛ وبخورٌ وسراجٌ؛ ونايفيديا (قربان الطعام)، وماءٌ للشرب، وماءٌ لمضمضة الفم—وبذلك تكتملُ مراتبُ العبادة على وجهها.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Enumerates core upacāras (pādya to mukhaśodhana) that structure temple and home worship; performing them with bhakti is held to purify the paśu and dispose it toward Śiva’s grace.
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It enumerates the standard upacāras (devotional services) that train the devotee in purity, humility, and loving attention—offering body, senses, and mind to Pati (Śiva), thereby loosening the bonds (pāśa) through bhakti.
These offerings are the classical sequence used in Linga-pūjā to honor Saguna Śiva as the accessible form of the Supreme; through such reverent service, the devotee approaches the Nirguna truth that the Linga signifies.
Perform a simple Shiva puja with these upacāras in order—especially dhūpa, dīpa, and naivedya—while maintaining one-pointed remembrance of Śiva and, where appropriate, mentally reciting the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”