Shloka 55
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
होमशेषं समाप्याथ हुनेत् । ततोग्निमात्मन्यारोप्य प्रातस्सन्ध्यमुपास्य च
homaśeṣaṃ samāpyātha hunet | tatognimātmanyāropya prātassandhyamupāsya ca
After completing the remaining portion of the homa, he should offer the final oblation. Then, having inwardly established the sacred fire within his own self, he should also perform the morning Sandhyā worship.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Aghoramūrti
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual (homa) should culminate in inner transformation—placing the sacred fire within oneself—so worship becomes an inward Shaiva discipline leading toward purity and liberation.
The homa is a Saguna, ritual mode of worship offered to Shiva; internalizing the fire points toward the subtler contemplation behind worship, aligning outer offerings with inner devotion and awareness.
Complete the homa properly, then practice an inner “agni-dhāraṇā” (installing the sacred fire in the heart) and perform prātaḥ-sandhyā as daily purification before further Shiva-upāsanā.