Shloka 5
आवरणपूजावर्णनम् (Āvaraṇa-pūjā-varṇanam) — Description of Enclosure/Layered Worship
मध्ये नेत्रन्तद्वदस्त्रम्पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात् । प्रथमावरणम्प्रोक्तं द्वितीयावरणं शृणु
madhye netrantadvadastrampūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt | prathamāvaraṇamproktaṃ dvitīyāvaraṇaṃ śṛṇu
中央には（神なる）眼を安置し、同様にアストラの真言を東方より順次、周囲にめぐらして配列せよ。これにて第一の護りの結界は説き終えた—いま第二の結界を聴け。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa Samhita teachings to the sages, in an instructional ritual context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: kavaca
FAQs
It teaches that worship is not merely external offering but an ordered inner and outer sanctification—establishing a protected sacred space (āvaraṇa) so the mind becomes steady and fit to receive Shiva’s grace.
In Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-puja), protective arrangements like the ‘Eye’ and ‘Astra’ are parts of ritual nyāsa and avaraṇa—symbolically guarding the sanctum and the devotee’s awareness so attention remains fixed on Shiva as the indwelling Lord (Pati).
It suggests performing an āvaraṇa/nyāsa sequence: placing a central focus (the ‘Eye’) and then invoking the Astra-mantra in the directions (starting from the East) as a protective circuit before proceeding to the next stage of worship.