Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
संपूज्याथ शिवं शैवीमाज्ञां प्राप्य शिवात्मिकाम् । कर्णे शिष्यस्य शनकैश्शिवमन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
saṃpūjyātha śivaṃ śaivīmājñāṃ prāpya śivātmikām | karṇe śiṣyasya śanakaiśśivamantramudīrayet
Puis, après avoir dûment adoré Śiva et reçu l’injonction śaiva, dont l’essence est Śiva lui-même, il doit murmurer doucement le mantra de Śiva à l’oreille du disciple.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shaiva initiation procedure as taught in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-mantra is not merely sound but Śiva’s own power (śivātmikā ājñā), and that mantra-upadeśa becomes spiritually effective when transmitted with proper worship, authorization, and grace through the guru-disciple lineage.
The verse places worship first—approaching Śiva as the accessible Lord (Saguna, worshipped as Liṅga or personal deity)—and then proceeds to mantra transmission, showing that devotion and ritual reverence prepare the disciple to receive Śiva’s inner presence through the mantra.
It points to mantra-dīkṣā: after Śiva-pūjā and receiving Śaiva authorization, the guru gives the Śiva-mantra privately into the disciple’s ear, after which the disciple undertakes steady japa and meditation on Śiva for purification and liberation.