Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
ततः प्रतिष्ठामावाह्य कृत्वाशेषं पुरोदितम् । तद्व्याप्तिं व्यापिकां तस्य वागीशानीं च भावयेत्
tataḥ pratiṣṭhāmāvāhya kṛtvāśeṣaṃ puroditam | tadvyāptiṃ vyāpikāṃ tasya vāgīśānīṃ ca bhāvayet
Ensuite, après avoir invoqué la puissance de la consécration (pratiṣṭhā) et accompli tout ce qui fut prescrit auparavant, qu’il médite sur Elle comme la Présence qui pénètre tout et imprègne cette (déité/maṇḍala/liṅga), et qu’il y contemple aussi Vāgīśānī, souveraine de la Parole sacrée.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s ritual-philosophical teaching as transmitted in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that after external ritual completion, the core act is inner contemplation: realizing the deity as pervading (vyāpti) and as inseparable from Śakti, especially the power of sacred speech that makes mantra effective.
It frames liṅga-worship as more than offering and installation: the worshipper must meditate that the consecrated liṅga is permeated by the divine presence and empowered by Śakti, making Saguna worship a doorway to the all-pervading reality.
After performing the prescribed pūjā and pratiṣṭhā, practice dhyāna: visualize the deity’s pervasion in the object of worship and contemplate Vāgīśānī as the mantra-śakti guiding correct recitation and inward absorption.