Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
शिष्यं शिरसि संताड्य सूत्रं देहे यथाक्रमम् । शांत्यतीतपदे सूत्रं लाञ्छयेन्मंत्रमुच्चरन्
śiṣyaṃ śirasi saṃtāḍya sūtraṃ dehe yathākramam | śāṃtyatītapade sūtraṃ lāñchayenmaṃtramuccaran
আচার্য শিষ্যের মস্তকে স্পর্শ করে, ক্রমানুসারে তার দেহে যজ্ঞোপবীত পরিয়ে দেবেন। মন্ত্র উচ্চারণ করতে করতে ‘শান্ত্যতীত’ পদে সূত্রটি চিহ্নিত ও দৃঢ় করবেন—যা শিবকৃপায় বন্ধনাতীত গমনের প্রতীক।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It presents a Shaiva initiation act where the guru’s touch and mantra empower the disciple; the thread becomes a sign of entering disciplined practice aimed at transcending pasha (bondage) and abiding in Śiva-oriented liberation.
Mantra-recitation and ritual marking are outer supports for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā; through such regulated rites the disciple becomes fit for Linga worship and for internalizing Śiva as Pati, the Lord who frees the bound soul.
A formal diksha-style procedure: the guru ritually touches the head, invests the sacred thread in proper order, and seals it while chanting a Shaiva mantra—emphasizing mantra-japa as the core inner practice.