Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
कल्पयेदासनं पश्चादाधारादि यथाक्रमम् । आधारशक्तिं कल्याणीं श्यामां ध्यायेदधो भुवि
kalpayedāsanaṃ paścādādhārādi yathākramam | ādhāraśaktiṃ kalyāṇīṃ śyāmāṃ dhyāyedadho bhuvi
Después, debe disponerse mentalmente el asiento ritual y, en el debido orden, contemplar los soportes comenzando por el Ādhāra. Sobre la tierra de abajo, medítese en la auspiciosa Ādhāra-Śakti—de tono oscuro y benéfica—como el poder fundamental que sostiene.
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed meditative/ritual sequence as taught in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with inner order: establish the āsana and contemplate the foundational Ādhāra-Śakti, acknowledging that all sādhana rests on Śiva’s sustaining power (Śakti) before approaching the higher tattvas and the Lord.
In Saguna worship, the Linga is installed within a complete meditative framework; this verse gives the preliminary visualization—placing the seat and grounding the rite in Ādhāra-Śakti—so the Linga-pūjā proceeds with stability, purity, and correct tattva-krama.
A step-by-step dhyāna: mentally prepare the worship-seat (āsana) and then meditate on Ādhāra-Śakti below on the earth as the base support, before continuing to the subsequent supports in the prescribed order.