Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
द्वारस्य पश्चिमस्याग्रमण्डले दक्षिणस्य वा । दर्भासने समासीनं विधायोदङ्मुखं शिशुम्
dvārasya paścimasyāgramaṇḍale dakṣiṇasya vā | darbhāsane samāsīnaṃ vidhāyodaṅmukhaṃ śiśum
Dans l’avant-cour, près de la porte de l’ouest —ou bien près de celle du sud—, après avoir assis l’enfant sur un siège de kuśa, l’herbe sacrée, qu’on le dispose tourné vers le nord.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual purity and right orientation as supports for inner steadiness (yogic composure) while performing Shaiva rites, preparing the devotee for disciplined worship that leads toward Shiva’s grace.
Such placement and direction are standard preparatory steps before formal worship; they create an ordered sacred space in which Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—may be approached with reverence and correct procedure.
Seat the practitioner (here, a child) on a darbha/kuśa grass seat and face north, a traditional orientation used in many Vedic-Puranic rites to steady the mind and align the worshipper for mantra and puja.