Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
सप्तच्छंदोमयांश्चैव वालखिल्यांश्च पूजयेत् । एवं तृतीयावरणे समभ्यर्च्य दिवाकरम्
saptacchaṃdomayāṃścaiva vālakhilyāṃśca pūjayet | evaṃ tṛtīyāvaraṇe samabhyarcya divākaram
Man soll auch die sieben Gruppen verehren, die als vedische Metren (Chandas) verkörpert sind, sowie die Vālakhilya-Weisen. So soll man im dritten Umkreis, nachdem man die Verehrung ordnungsgemäß dargebracht hat, Divākara, die Sonne, als heiliges Glied der von Śiva getragenen kosmischen Ordnung anbeten.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Solar veneration (Divākara) framed by chandas (metre-as-cosmic-vibration) and Vālakhilya seers, suggesting a cosmos sustained through mantra-structure and light.
FAQs
It teaches that Śaiva worship can include honoring Vedic powers (the Chandas/metres) and venerable sages, recognizing them as supports of dharma within Śiva’s cosmic governance—thus making devotion orderly, expansive, and scripturally rooted.
In āvaraṇa-pūjā, various divine and Vedic presences are worshipped as attendants and limbs of the sacred maṇḍala surrounding the central deity; this frames Saguna worship as a complete cosmos centered on Śiva, with the Sun revered in an outer enclosure rather than as the ultimate.
It indicates third-enclosure (tṛtīyāvaraṇa) worship: offer respectful oblations and salutations to the Chandas and Vālakhilyas, then perform reverent worship of Divākara—mentally placing the Sun in the ritual maṇḍala as a purifier and witness to the vow.