Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 67
मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः
Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline
द्विस्त्रिर्वावर्तयेत्तत्र सर्वथा दृश्यते फलम् । पूजोपयुक्तं यद्द्रव्यं हेमरत्नाद्यनुत्तमम्
dvistrirvāvartayettatra sarvathā dṛśyate phalam | pūjopayuktaṃ yaddravyaṃ hemaratnādyanuttamam
Wird jener Ritus zwei- oder dreimal wiederholt, so wird die Frucht unfehlbar sichtbar. Welche Substanz auch immer zur Verehrung verwendet wird—etwa erlesenes Gold, Edelsteine und dergleichen—ist von höchster Wirkkraft, wenn sie in der Śiva-pūjā dargebracht wird.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Recommends repetition of expiatory worship to ensure perceptible results; also affirms that valuable offerings, when given, become highly efficacious through Śiva-pūjā (sanctifying wealth).
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse emphasizes niyama (disciplined repetition) in Shiva-worship: when devotion is enacted repeatedly with steadiness, its fruit becomes perceptible. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such worship refines the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pasha (bondage), making grace-bearing results manifest.
It supports Saguna upasana through tangible acts—repeating the worship of Shiva as approached via the Linga and ritual offerings. The teaching is that material offerings, when consecrated by devotion and proper procedure, become vehicles for honoring Pati (Shiva) and receiving His anugraha (grace).
Repeat the prescribed Shiva-puja two or three times (as instructed in context), and offer the best available worship-materials (dravya) with devotion—ideally alongside mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to intensify the rite’s efficacy.