Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
अथ वा स्वाश्रमोक्तं तु वह्निकर्म शिवार्पणम् । बुद्ध्वा शिवाश्रमी कुर्यान्न च तत्रापरो विधिः
atha vā svāśramoktaṃ tu vahnikarma śivārpaṇam | buddhvā śivāśramī kuryānna ca tatrāparo vidhiḥ
أو أيضًا، إذا أدرك المرء أن عمل النار (الطقس الناري) المقرَّر بحسب آشرَمه (مرحلة حياته) ينبغي أن يُقدَّم قربانًا لِشِيفا، فعلى العابد السالك في انضباط شِيفا أن يقوم به على هذا الوجه؛ وليس في ذلك حكمٌ آخر مستقل.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that liberation-oriented Shaiva life does not require abandoning one’s lawful duties; when āśrama-karmas are consciously offered to Śiva, action becomes purified and supports release from pāśa (bondage) under the grace of Pati (Śiva).
By declaring ordinary fire-rites to be ‘Śiva-arpana,’ it frames ritual action as direct worship of Saguna Śiva—commonly approached through the Śiva-liṅga—where the offering’s inner intention (dedication to Śiva) is the essential rule.
Perform your prescribed homa/agni-karya (as appropriate to your life-stage) with the explicit sankalpa of ‘Śivārpaṇam,’ mentally offering the act and its fruits to Lord Śiva—optionally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).