Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
ततः प्रवेशयेच्छिष्यं गुरुर्द्वारेण मंडलम् । सो ऽपि तेनेरितः शंभोराचरेत्त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्
tataḥ praveśayecchiṣyaṃ gururdvāreṇa maṃḍalam | so 'pi teneritaḥ śaṃbhorācarettriḥ pradakṣiṇam
Sesudah itu, sang guru menuntun murid memasuki maṇḍala melalui pintunya; dipandu olehnya, murid melakukan pradakṣiṇa kepada Śambhu tiga kali dengan penuh bhakti.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s ritual procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It emphasizes that Shiva-worship is received through proper guidance: the Guru leads the seeker into the sacred space, and the disciple expresses surrender through pradakṣiṇā—an embodied acknowledgment that Śiva (Pati) is the central refuge and goal.
The instruction to enter the maṇḍala and circumambulate Śambhu aligns with saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva in a worshipable form (often the Liṅga) within a consecrated ritual boundary, honoring Him as present and accessible to devotion.
A structured pūjā-step: under the Guru’s direction, enter the worship maṇḍala and perform three pradakṣiṇās around Śiva/Śiva-liṅga, maintaining mindful reverence and right-sided circumambulation (pradakṣiṇa).