Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
कृत्वा शिवानलैर्होमं प्रारभेत्यथा पुरा । यदर्धं पायसं पूर्वं होमार्थं परिकल्पितम्
kṛtvā śivānalairhomaṃ prārabhetyathā purā | yadardhaṃ pāyasaṃ pūrvaṃ homārthaṃ parikalpitam
Habiendo realizado el homa, la oblación en el fuego de Śiva, debe proseguir como se hacía antaño. Aquella porción—esto es, la mitad del pāyasa, el arroz cocido en leche—que antes fue reservada para el homa, ha de emplearse conforme al rito.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, rule-based Śiva-upāsanā: offerings are not random but consecrated and apportioned, so the devotee’s intention (bhakti) is carried through correct ritual order, purifying the mind for Śiva’s grace.
The ‘Śiva-fire’ and homa are external supports for saguna worship—visible acts that focus devotion toward Śiva. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such karmic worship, when done with right understanding, becomes a means for inner purification leading toward realization of Pati (Śiva).
It points to performing Śiva-homa with a properly consecrated fire and using a pre-designated naivedya portion (pāyasa) as āhuti. Practically, it implies maintaining purity, following sequence, and mentally offering the act to Śiva—often alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).