Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
गर्भनिष्पत्तये देवं संपूज्य प्रणिपत्य च । हुत्वा चैव यथान्यायं निष्पन्नं तदनुस्मरेत्
garbhaniṣpattaye devaṃ saṃpūjya praṇipatya ca | hutvā caiva yathānyāyaṃ niṣpannaṃ tadanusmaret
Pour que la conception parvienne à son plein accomplissement, qu’on adore le Seigneur selon le rite, qu’on se prosterne avec révérence et qu’on offre l’oblation prescrite conformément à la règle; puis, au-dedans, qu’on se remémore et contemple ce rite accompli et son fruit sanctifié.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: General: garbha-siddhi and śubha-saṃskāra are sought by worship of Śiva; the verse frames conception as sanctified through īśvara-pūjā and homa.
Type: rudram
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual (worship, prostration, homa) should culminate in inner remembrance—contemplating Shiva’s grace as the true cause of auspicious fruition, aligning action with devotion and awareness.
The verse reflects Saguna Shiva worship through formal pūjā and fire-offering, typical of linga-centered practice, and then points to a meditative assimilation—remembering the sanctified act and its result as offered to Shiva.
Perform pūjā and a proper homa according to injunctions, then practice anusmṛti—repeated inner recollection/meditation on the completed rite and Shiva as its sanctifier, letting the mind rest in devotion and purity.