Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
पूजाविधिः
Pūjā-vidhiḥ) — The Supreme Procedure of Worship (Morning Observances
उत्तानासनकं कृत्वा पर्यंकासनकं तथा । यथासुखं तथा स्थित्वा प्रयोगं पुनरेव च
uttānāsanakaṃ kṛtvā paryaṃkāsanakaṃ tathā | yathāsukhaṃ tathā sthitvā prayogaṃ punareva ca
Nachdem man die Haltung namens Uttānāsana eingenommen hat und ebenso die namens Paryaṅkāsana, soll man in einer Weise sitzen, die fest und bequem ist. Dann soll man erneut mit der vorgeschriebenen Übung (Verehrung/Meditation) fortfahren.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prescribed method of practice to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that bodily steadiness and ease are supports for inner worship—when the body is calmly seated, the mind becomes fit for Shiva-oriented practice (japa, dhyāna, and pūjā), leading the soul (paśu) toward Shiva’s grace (pati).
Before linga-pūjā, mantra-japa, or visualization of Saguna Shiva, the devotee is instructed to adopt a stable posture; this makes attention one-pointed so the offering, remembrance, and recitation are performed without restlessness.
It suggests beginning Shiva-sādhana by taking a suitable āsana (a steady, comfortable seated posture) and then resuming the prescribed practice—typically preparation for Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and dhyāna, often alongside bhasma and rudrāksha observances in Shaiva discipline.