Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
अशस्ताशामुखे तस्मिन्गुरुस्तद्दोषशांतये । शतमर्धं तदर्धं वाजुहुयान्मूलमन्त्रतः
aśastāśāmukhe tasmingurustaddoṣaśāṃtaye | śatamardhaṃ tadardhaṃ vājuhuyānmūlamantrataḥ
Si en ese momento el rito se inicia mirando hacia una dirección infausta, entonces el Guru, para apaciguar esa falta, debe ofrecer oblaciones con el mūla-mantra: cien, o la mitad, o de nuevo la mitad de esa mitad.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that mistakes in worship (doṣa) need not obstruct devotion when corrected through the Guru’s guidance and mantra-based expiation, reaffirming Shiva’s grace-oriented path in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Directional and procedural purity supports focused Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā), and the remedy prescribed—homa with the root mantra—restores the ritual’s alignment so the offering may properly reach Lord Shiva.
Doṣa-śānti through homa: offer 100 oblations (or 50, or 25) into the fire while reciting the mūlamantra under the Guru’s direction.