Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50
मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः
Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline
रक्तसर्षपसंमिश्रैर्होमद्रव्यैरशेषतः । हस्तयंत्रोद्भवैस्तैलैर्जुहुयादाभिचारिके
raktasarṣapasaṃmiśrairhomadravyairaśeṣataḥ | hastayaṃtrodbhavaistailairjuhuyādābhicārike
In ābhicārika-Riten (zur Unterwerfung oder schädlichen Zauberei) soll man die Opfergabe vollständig mit Homa-Stoffen darbringen, die mit rotem Senfsamen vermengt sind, und in das Feuer Öle gießen, die durch eine Handpresse gewonnen wurden.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It records a technical ritual detail: specific substances are prescribed for an ābhicārika (coercive/malevolent) homa, showing that the Purana catalogues ritual methods while Shaiva Siddhanta ultimately places liberation in Shiva’s grace, purity of intent, and right knowledge—not in harmful rites.
As a Shaiva text, the ritual acts are understood as performed within the sphere of Saguna Shiva’s order (dharma and mantra-śāstra). Yet Linga-worship is ideally for purification and devotion; this verse instead describes a specialized, lower-intent application of fire-offering materials.
A specific homa procedure is indicated: oblations using homa materials mixed with red mustard and hand-pressed oil. For sāttvika Shaiva practice, the constructive takeaway is to prefer purificatory worship—Pañcākṣara japa, bhasma (tripuṇḍra), and Rudrākṣa—over coercive rites.