Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
लब्धानुज्ञः शिवाच्छैवीं विद्यामस्मै समादिशेत् । ओंकारपूर्विकां तत्र संपुटान्तु नमो ऽंतगाम्
labdhānujñaḥ śivācchaivīṃ vidyāmasmai samādiśet | oṃkārapūrvikāṃ tatra saṃpuṭāntu namo 'ṃtagām
Ayant obtenu l’assentiment du Seigneur Śiva, il doit lui transmettre la science des mantras śaiva. Elle commence par le praṇava « Oṁ » ; et là, à l’intérieur du saṁpuṭa (cadre protecteur), doit être appliquée la salutation intérieure : « namo ».
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: oṃ ... namaḥ (saṃpuṭa-vidhi indicated; full mantra not explicitly given)
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes that Śaiva mantra‑knowledge is transmitted only with Śiva’s sanction and through proper instruction, and that the praṇava (Oṁ) and inner surrender (namo) are central to internalizing Śiva‑consciousness for purification and liberation.
By prescribing a Śaiva vidyā framed with Oṁ and ‘namo’, it supports Saguna worship through mantra that invokes Śiva as the gracious Lord (Pati) approachable by devotion, often practiced alongside liṅga‑pūjā as an inner offering of reverence.
It points to mantra‑dīkṣā and japa using Oṁ as the opening, with a protective ‘saṃpuṭa’ framing and the salutation ‘namo’ internalized—i.e., disciplined recitation and meditation where reverence is carried inward rather than kept merely external.