Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites
Morning Purity & Bath Procedure
परिधाय द्विराचम्य प्रोक्ष्यैकादशमन्त्रितैः । जलैराच्छाद्य वासो ऽयद्द्विराचम्य शिवं स्मरेत्
paridhāya dvirācamya prokṣyaikādaśamantritaiḥ | jalairācchādya vāso 'yaddvirācamya śivaṃ smaret
বস্ত্ৰ পৰিধান কৰি দুবাৰ আচমন কৰিব। তাৰপিছত একাদশ মন্ত্ৰে অভিমন্ত্ৰিত জলেৰে প্ৰোক্ষণ কৰি, সেই জলেৰে বস্ত্ৰ আচ্ছাদিত কৰি শুদ্ধ কৰিব; পুনৰ দুবাৰ আচমন কৰি ভগৱান শিৱক স্মৰণ কৰিব।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: rudram
FAQs
It teaches that outer purity (ācamana and consecration of one’s clothing) supports inner purity, culminating in Śiva-smaraṇa—remembrance of Pati (Śiva), which is central for loosening pāśa (bondage) and steadying the mind in worship.
Before approaching Saguna Śiva in Liṅga-pūjā, the devotee prepares the body and surroundings through prescribed purifications; the final act—remembering Śiva—turns the ritual into true upāsanā rather than mere external action.
Perform ācamana twice, sprinkle and purify the garment with water empowered by eleven mantras (ekādaśa-mantra prokṣaṇa), perform ācamana twice again, and then meditate on/mentally invoke Śiva with focused remembrance.