Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
यः पुरश्चरणं कृत्वा नित्यजापी भवेत्पुनः । तस्य नास्ति समो लोके स सिद्धः सिद्धदो भवेत् । स्नानं कृत्वा शुचौ देशे बद्ध्वा रुचिरमानसम् । त्वया मां हृदि संचिंत्य संचिंत्य स्वगुरुं ततः
yaḥ puraścaraṇaṃ kṛtvā nityajāpī bhavetpunaḥ | tasya nāsti samo loke sa siddhaḥ siddhado bhavet | snānaṃ kṛtvā śucau deśe baddhvā ruciramānasam | tvayā māṃ hṛdi saṃciṃtya saṃciṃtya svaguruṃ tataḥ
Celui qui, après avoir accompli le puraścaraṇa, redevient un récitant constant du mantra, n’a pas d’égal en ce monde. Il devient siddha, et même dispensateur de siddhi aux autres. Après s’être baigné et s’être assis en un lieu pur, affermissant l’esprit dans la limpidité, tu dois méditer sur Moi dans le cœur; puis, ensuite, méditer sur ton propre Guru.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Highlights the fruit of puraścaraṇa: mantra-siddhi culminating in siddhatva and the capacity to confer spiritual benefit (siddhi/śakti) to others—an ideal of the empowered guru-sādhaka.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined mantra practice (puraścaraṇa) ripens into constant japa, which purifies the bound soul (paśu) and makes it fit for Shiva’s grace (Pati-anugraha), resulting in inner perfection and the capacity to uplift others.
The verse points to Saguna-upāsanā becoming internalized: after outer purity and japa, the devotee meditates on Shiva within the heart—an inward linga of consciousness—showing how ritual worship matures into contemplative union with Shiva.
Bathe (snāna), sit in a pure place, steady the mind, perform mantra-japa as part of puraścaraṇa, meditate on Shiva in the heart, and then contemplate the Guru—affirming the Guru as the channel of mantra and Shaiva initiation.