Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26
लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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प्रधानमेकमेवात्र जुहुयादथ वा गुरुः । पूर्वं पूर्णाहुतिं हुत्वा घृतेनाष्टोत्तरं शतम्
pradhānamekamevātra juhuyādatha vā guruḥ | pūrvaṃ pūrṇāhutiṃ hutvā ghṛtenāṣṭottaraṃ śatam
Ici, l’oblation principale doit être offerte une seule fois, ou bien le Guru peut l’accomplir. D’abord, après avoir fait la pūrṇāhuti (oblations complète), qu’on offre ensuite cent huit oblations avec le ghṛta (ghee).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It emphasizes orderly Shaiva ritual discipline: the rite is completed with pūrṇāhuti and then sanctified through 108 ghee oblations, symbolizing completeness and steady devotion under right guidance.
Fire-offerings (homa) are an external support for Saguna worship, where offerings and mantra are directed to Lord Shiva’s manifest grace; the Guru’s role ensures the rite aligns with Shaiva injunctions and leads the devotee toward inner realization.
Perform pūrṇāhuti, then offer 108 ghee oblations—ideally with Shiva-mantra (commonly the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—either by the practitioner or under the Guru’s direction.