Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2
अवभृथस्नान-तीर्थयात्रा-तेजोदर्शनम् | Avabhṛtha Bath, Tīrtha-Pilgrimage, and the Vision of Divine Radiance
ततः प्रभातसमये नैमिषीयास्तपोधनाः । सत्रान्ते ऽवभृथं कर्तुं सर्व एव समुद्ययुः
tataḥ prabhātasamaye naimiṣīyāstapodhanāḥ | satrānte 'vabhṛthaṃ kartuṃ sarva eva samudyayuḥ
Luego, al amanecer, todos aquellos ascetas de Naimiṣāraṇya—ricos en tapas—partieron juntos para realizar el baño avabhṛtha de conclusión, al término de la sesión sacrificial.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Naimiṣāraṇya sages proceed at dawn for the avabhṛtha bath concluding a satra; this is a Vedic-yajña closure rite, not tied to a Jyotirliṅga site in this verse.
Significance: Marks ritual completion and purification; in a śaiva reading, external purification supports inner steadiness (sthiti) for receiving/retaining liberating instruction.
Type: rudram
FAQs
It highlights that sacred rites culminate in purification: the avabhṛtha symbolizes cleansing of residual karmic impressions after disciplined tapas and yajña, preparing the seeker for steadier devotion to Pati (Śiva) beyond mere ritual.
Though the verse speaks of a yajña conclusion, in Shaiva understanding outer purity supports inner steadiness for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—approaching the Liṅga with a purified body-mind so devotion and mantra-japa become more sattvic and focused.
It suggests a concluding act of purification (snāna) after worship or vrata; practically, one may take a clean bath, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and continue Śiva-mantra japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī) with renewed inner clarity.