Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 53
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
राजसो दक्षिणे ब्रह्मा सृष्टिकृत्पूज्यते भवः । तामसः पश्चिमे चाग्निः पूज्यस्संहारको हरः
rājaso dakṣiṇe brahmā sṛṣṭikṛtpūjyate bhavaḥ | tāmasaḥ paścime cāgniḥ pūjyassaṃhārako haraḥ
南方には、ラジャス（創造の働き）の原理がブラフマーとして崇められ、創造をなす者—礼拝すべきバヴァ（Bhava）である。西方には、タマス（融解・滅尽）の原理がアグニとして崇められ、滅を司る主ハラ（Hara）を礼拝すべきである。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
FAQs
It maps cosmic functions to directions and guṇas, teaching that creation (rajas) and dissolution (tamas) are governed by divine powers, ultimately rooted in Shiva as Bhava and Hara—guiding the devotee to see all processes as sacred and ordered.
It supports saguna worship by contemplating Shiva’s functional aspects—Bhava (manifesting as creative power) and Hara (as dissolving power). In Linga worship, these are understood as energies operating through the One Pati (Shiva), while the Linga signifies Shiva beyond the guṇas.
A simple practice is directional contemplation during puja: face south while offering mentally to the creative order (Brahmā principle) and face west while offering to the dissolutive fire (Agni principle), concluding with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to transcend rajas and tamas.