Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
अलुप्तशक्तिं स्वातन्त्र्यमनंतां शक्तिमेव च । ततो देवमनुज्ञाप्य सद्यादिकलशैस्तु तम्
aluptaśaktiṃ svātantryamanaṃtāṃ śaktimeva ca | tato devamanujñāpya sadyādikalaśaistu tam
Médite sur le Seigneur comme Celui dont la puissance ne s’amoindrit jamais : dont la nature est liberté absolue, et dont l’énergie est infinie. Puis, après avoir sollicité l’assentiment de la Divinité, accomplis pour Lui le rite avec les vases de consécration, en commençant par le kalaśa Sadyaḥ (Sadyojāta).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supremely independent Lord whose Śakti never declines—guiding the devotee to contemplate His infinite power before beginning worship, aligning ritual with right metaphysical understanding.
It frames Linga/Saguṇa worship as a reverent approach to the transcendent Lord: one meditates on His boundless, undiminishing Śakti and then proceeds with formal consecration using kalashas, treating the Deity as a living presence whose consent is ritually sought.
Meditate on Śiva’s svātantrya (absolute freedom) and ananta-śakti (infinite power), then begin abhiṣeka/arcana with kalasha-consecrations starting from the Sadyojāta (Sadyaḥ) vessel, after ritually requesting the Deity’s permission.