Shloka 90
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
अग्न आयाहि वीतये शन्नो देवीरभिष्टये । पश्चात्प्रोच्य मयरसतजभनलगैः सह
agna āyāhi vītaye śanno devīrabhiṣṭaye | paścātprocya mayarasatajabhanalagaiḥ saha
“O Agni, come for the rite of offering; may the divine powers grant us auspiciousness for our cherished aim.” Having recited this, he then continued the prescribed utterances together with the accompanying syllabic formulae, thus completing the worship in due order.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it continues the Agni-invocation sequence and mentions auxiliary phonetic/syllabic formulas used as ritual adjuncts, reflecting a developed prayoga tradition.
Significance: Promises auspicious attainment (abhiṣṭa) through correct invocation and orderly completion—ritual correctness as a vehicle for Śiva’s grace in Siddhānta.
Mantra: अग्न आयाहि वीतये । शन्नो देवीरभिष्टये ।
Type: rudram
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It frames worship as disciplined invocation: the seeker calls the sacred fire (Agni) as the purifier and asks for auspicious divine support, indicating that inner and outer purification are supports to Shaiva realization of Pati (Shiva).
Even when the goal is Shiva (Pati), the ritual order uses supporting deities and Vedic invocations as auxiliaries; the offerings and recitations become acts of bhakti directed toward Saguna Shiva, culminating in steadiness of mind fit for grace.
A structured pūjā sequence: invoke Agni, recite auspiciousness mantras, then complete the rite with prescribed utterances—practically, mantra-japa with purified offerings (and, where taught elsewhere in the Purana, supported by bhasma and Rudraksha for steadiness).