Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
हुत्वाहुतित्रयं तस्मै प्रणम्य च विसृज्य ताम् । कुर्यान्निवृत्तः संधानं प्रतिष्ठां कलया सह
hutvāhutitrayaṃ tasmai praṇamya ca visṛjya tām | kuryānnivṛttaḥ saṃdhānaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ kalayā saha
Nachdem man Ihm die dreifache Opfergabe dargebracht und sich verneigt hat, soll man jene herbeigerufene Gegenwart entlassen. Danach, vom äußeren Tun zurückgezogen, vollziehe man saṃdhāna (Wiedereingliederung) und pratiṣṭhā (Einsetzung), zusammen mit der vorgeschriebenen kalā.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that worship is completed not only by offerings but by reverent closure—bowing, respectfully dismissing the invoked presence, and returning the mind inward, aligning outer rite with inner yogic restraint under Śiva’s lordship (Pati).
It reflects standard Śaiva pūjā structure: after offerings to Saguna Śiva (as worshipped in the Liṅga), the devotee performs dismissal (visarjana) and then “establishes” the worship internally—recognizing the Lord as present both in form and beyond form.
Perform the concluding offerings (three āhutis), prostration, visarjana, and then a brief nivṛtti—quiet withdrawal into dhyāna—followed by saṃdhāna/pratiṣṭhā, i.e., re-centering awareness on Śiva with the prescribed ritual kalā (supporting step).