Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
आगमोक्तेन मंत्रेण पीठमामंत्रयेत्सुधीः । ततः कृत्वात्मशुद्धिं च भूतशुद्ध्यादिकं क्रमात्
āgamoktena maṃtreṇa pīṭhamāmaṃtrayetsudhīḥ | tataḥ kṛtvātmaśuddhiṃ ca bhūtaśuddhyādikaṃ kramāt
Con el mantra enseñado en los Āgamas, el sabio debe invocar el asiento sagrado (pīṭha). Luego, en el orden debido, ha de realizar la purificación de sí mismo y los ritos que comienzan con la bhūtaśuddhi (purificación de los elementos).
Śāṇḍilya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The practitioner invokes the sacred seat before the deity with mantra; subtle visualization of elemental purification—light moving through the body, transforming the five elements—while the pīṭha glows as a consecrated base.
FAQs
Worship becomes potent when aligned with revealed tradition (Āgama) and preceded by inner purification.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on Āgamic ritual sequence for Śiva worship.
Invoke the pīṭha with an Āgamic mantra, then perform ātmaśuddhi and bhūtaśuddhi and related preliminaries in order.