Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
समादाय घटं पूर्णं पूर्णमेव प्रसादितम् । ध्यायमानः शिवं शिष्यमाभिषिंचेत देशिकः
samādāya ghaṭaṃ pūrṇaṃ pūrṇameva prasāditam | dhyāyamānaḥ śivaṃ śiṣyamābhiṣiṃceta deśikaḥ
Prenant un vase d’eau débordant, pleinement consacré, le précepteur—méditant sur le Seigneur Śiva—doit accomplir l’abhiṣeka, l’ablution rituelle (initiation), pour le disciple.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śaiva initiation and purification are not mere external acts: the guru consecrates the vessel and, while inwardly fixed in meditation on Pati (Śiva), transmits grace through abhiṣeka to uplift the paśu (disciple) toward liberation.
Abhiṣeka is a central Saguna practice—offering sanctified water to Śiva (often through the Liṅga) and extending that sanctifying rite to the disciple, showing that ritual worship and inner contemplation proceed together in Śaiva observance.
Prepare a fully purified and consecrated kalaśa (ghaṭa), and perform abhiṣeka as an initiating rite while continuously meditating on Lord Śiva—ideally supported by Śiva-mantra japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).