Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites
Morning Purity & Bath Procedure
तत्र संपूजयेद्भानुं स्वकीयावरणैः सह । स्वखोल्कायेति मंत्रेण सांगतस्सुखसिद्धये
tatra saṃpūjayedbhānuṃ svakīyāvaraṇaiḥ saha | svakholkāyeti maṃtreṇa sāṃgatassukhasiddhaye
Dort verehre man Bhānu, die Sonne, ordnungsgemäß zusammen mit seinem eigenen Gefolge von Begleitgottheiten. In rechter ritueller Folge vollziehe man es mit dem Mantra „svakholkāya“, zum Erlangen von Wohlergehen und gelingender Erfüllung.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it integrates Sūrya (Bhānu) worship with his āvaraṇas as an auxiliary rite within a Śaiva ritual sequence.
Significance: Acknowledges cosmic regulators (like Sūrya) as subordinate supports to Śiva-worship; aims at sukha and siddhi by aligning with dharmic order.
Mantra: svakholkāya
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It emphasizes sāṅgata worship—performing devotion with proper order and completeness—showing that outer ritual discipline supports inner steadiness, leading to sukha (well-being) and siddhi (successful attainment) under a dharmic framework.
In Shaiva practice, honoring associated deities in their proper place (āvaraṇa-pūjā) complements Saguna worship; it reflects the integrated cosmos under Shiva’s lordship, where subsidiary powers are respected without displacing the supreme Pati (Shiva).
It suggests a formal pūjā to Bhānu along with his āvaraṇas (retinue), accompanied by a specific mantra (“svakholkāya”), performed in correct sequence and with due ritual supports (sāṅgata), aiming at welfare and successful results.