Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 81
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
ततो निवेद्य पानीयं तांबूलं चोपदंशकैः । नीराजनादिकं कृत्वा पूजाशेषं समापयेत्
tato nivedya pānīyaṃ tāṃbūlaṃ copadaṃśakaiḥ | nīrājanādikaṃ kṛtvā pūjāśeṣaṃ samāpayet
Ensuite, qu’il offre l’eau à boire, ainsi que le tāmbūla (bétel) avec les accompagnements convenables. Puis, après avoir accompli le nīrājana (ārati) et les rites conclusifs associés, qu’il achève le reste de la pūjā.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Concluding upacāras (water, tāmbūla, nīrājana) mark completion and ‘sealing’ of worship; the devotee departs with prasāda-consciousness and inner steadiness.
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is expressed not only by beginning worship correctly but by completing it with mindful offerings and concluding rites, cultivating steadiness (niyama) and reverence—key virtues for purification and grace in Shaiva Siddhanta.
The verse outlines the concluding upacāras of Saguna worship—offering water, tāmbūla, and performing nīrājana (ārati)—which honor Shiva’s accessible, worshipful presence in the Linga while directing the mind toward His supreme, transcendent reality.
Perform the closing steps of Shiva pūjā: offer pānīya and tāmbūla with accompaniments, do ārati (nīrājana), and formally conclude the remaining pūjā; inwardly, maintain bhakti and remembrance of Shiva (often supported by japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).