Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
उपर्यधः परित्यज्य गृह्णीयात्पतितं यदि । पिंडीकृत्य शिवाग्न्यादौ तत्क्षिपेन्मूलमंत्रतः
uparyadhaḥ parityajya gṛhṇīyātpatitaṃ yadi | piṃḍīkṛtya śivāgnyādau tatkṣipenmūlamaṃtrataḥ
If anything has fallen (and become impure), one should avoid touching it from above or below. Having gathered it, one should roll it into a lump and cast it into the Śiva-fire (the consecrated ritual fire), accompanied by the recitation of the root mantra, thereby restoring ritual purity through Śiva’s mantra and fire.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It teaches that ritual impurity is resolved not merely by physical handling but by re-sanctifying the act through Śiva—using consecrated fire and the root mantra, emphasizing Shiva (Pati) as the ultimate purifier.
In Saguna Shiva worship, offerings and ritual implements must remain ritually fit; when something becomes “fallen,” it is returned to Shiva through the Śiva-fire and mantra, preserving the sanctity of Linga-upachara and puja discipline.
A practical rite: gather the fallen item without improper contact, form it into a lump, and offer it into the consecrated Śiva-fire while reciting the root mantra (commonly understood in Shaiva practice as the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).