Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
कल्पयेदासनं पश्चादाधारादि यथाक्रमम् । आधारशक्तिं कल्याणीं श्यामां ध्यायेदधो भुवि
kalpayedāsanaṃ paścādādhārādi yathākramam | ādhāraśaktiṃ kalyāṇīṃ śyāmāṃ dhyāyedadho bhuvi
Ensuite, qu’on dispose mentalement le siège rituel, puis qu’on contemple, dans l’ordre prescrit, les supports en commençant par l’Ādhāra. Sur la terre au-dessous, qu’on médite l’Ādhāra-Śakti, auspicieuse—de teinte sombre et bienfaisante—comme la puissance fondatrice.
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed meditative/ritual sequence as taught in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with inner order: establish the āsana and contemplate the foundational Ādhāra-Śakti, acknowledging that all sādhana rests on Śiva’s sustaining power (Śakti) before approaching the higher tattvas and the Lord.
In Saguna worship, the Linga is installed within a complete meditative framework; this verse gives the preliminary visualization—placing the seat and grounding the rite in Ādhāra-Śakti—so the Linga-pūjā proceeds with stability, purity, and correct tattva-krama.
A step-by-step dhyāna: mentally prepare the worship-seat (āsana) and then meditate on Ādhāra-Śakti below on the earth as the base support, before continuing to the subsequent supports in the prescribed order.