Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
तोमरं तालवृंतं च घृतपात्रं तथेतरैः । जातं ध्यात्वैवमाकारं जातकर्म समाचरेत्
tomaraṃ tālavṛṃtaṃ ca ghṛtapātraṃ tathetaraiḥ | jātaṃ dhyātvaivamākāraṃ jātakarma samācaret
Indem man das Neugeborene in solcher Gestalt vergegenwärtigt—gleichsam verbunden mit Speer, Palmstiel, einem Gefäß mit Ghee (ghṛta) und anderen glückverheißenden Dingen—soll man sodann ordnungsgemäß das Geburtsritual (jātakarma) vollziehen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It links a life-cycle rite (jātakarma) with dhyāna: the child’s entry into life is sanctified by contemplative remembrance and auspicious symbolism, aligning household dharma with the Shaiva aim of purity and right orientation toward Pati (Shiva).
By prescribing visualization with auspicious supports before the rite, it reflects Saguna-oriented practice—using form, symbols, and ritual order to steady the mind—so the family’s actions become offerings that ultimately point toward Shiva as the inner Lord beyond forms.
A brief dhyāna (visualization) of the newborn together with auspicious items, followed by proper performance of the jātakarma saṃskāra; a Shaiva household may accompany this with remembrance of Shiva and recitation of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a sanctifying support.