Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 63
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
एवं भान्वादिमूर्तीनां तच्छक्तीनामनंतरम् । पूजां विधाय लोकेशांस्तत्रैवावरणे यजेत्
evaṃ bhānvādimūrtīnāṃ tacchaktīnāmanaṃtaram | pūjāṃ vidhāya lokeśāṃstatraivāvaraṇe yajet
Ainsi, après avoir accompli comme il se doit le culte des formes commençant par le Soleil, puis celui de leurs Śaktis respectives, qu’on adore, dans ce même āvaraṇa (enceinte), les Lokapālas, Seigneurs des mondes.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches ordered worship: honoring cosmic forms (like the Sun) and their Śaktis, then the Lokapālas, as a disciplined approach that harmonizes the devotee with Shiva’s cosmic governance while keeping the ritual centered on the supreme Pati (Shiva).
In āvaraṇa-pūjā around the Linga or a Saguna Shiva maṇḍala, subsidiary deities (forms, Śaktis, and Lokapālas) are worshiped in sequence as attendants within Shiva’s sphere—supporting devotion without replacing Shiva as the highest object of refuge.
It indicates āvaraṇa (circuit) worship: after offering to bhānv-ādi devatās and their Śaktis, one offers to the Lokapālas in the same ritual enclosure—typically with mantra, flowers, water, and mental placement (nyāsa) while maintaining Shiva-centric remembrance.