Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
अथ वाऽष्टदलं कृत्वा पूजाद्रव्यं समीपतः । उपविश्य ततस्तत्र उपवेश्य शिवम् प्रभुम्
atha vā'ṣṭadalaṃ kṛtvā pūjādravyaṃ samīpataḥ | upaviśya tatastatra upaveśya śivam prabhum
Ou bien, après avoir préparé un siège à huit pétales (maṇḍala de lotus) et placé près de soi les offrandes, qu’on s’y assoie; puis, en ce même lieu, qu’on invoque avec révérence et qu’on installe Śiva, le Maître suprême, pour le culte.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-pūjā begins with order, purity, and intentionality—creating a sacred seat and consciously “installing” Śiva, aligning the devotee’s mind to receive grace (anugraha) from Pati, the Lord.
The instruction to “seat/ install” Śiva reflects saguna-upāsanā: one invokes the Lord into a worship-focus such as the Śivaliṅga, image, or maṇḍala-seat, treating Him as personally present and worthy of direct offerings.
Prepare an aṣṭadala (eight-petalled lotus) maṇḍala/āsana, keep pūjā items ready, sit in a steady posture, and perform āvāhana-upaveśana (invocation and seating) of Śiva—ideally with mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”