Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
शिष्यं शिरसि संताड्य सूत्रं देहे यथाक्रमम् । शांत्यतीतपदे सूत्रं लाञ्छयेन्मंत्रमुच्चरन्
śiṣyaṃ śirasi saṃtāḍya sūtraṃ dehe yathākramam | śāṃtyatītapade sūtraṃ lāñchayenmaṃtramuccaran
គ្រូបង្រៀនប៉ះ (វាយស្រាល) លើក្បាលសិស្ស ហើយបន្ទាប់មកដាក់ខ្សែព្រះសូត្រលើរាងកាយតាមលំដាប់។ ខណៈសូត្រមន្ត គាត់ត្រូវសម្គាល់ និងចងខ្សែឲ្យមាំនៅចំណុចហៅថា «សាន្ត្យតីត»—ស្ថានភាពលើសពីការស្ងប់ស្ងាត់—បង្ហាញថាសិស្សឆ្លងផុតចំណងដោយព្រះគុណព្រះសិវៈ។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It presents a Shaiva initiation act where the guru’s touch and mantra empower the disciple; the thread becomes a sign of entering disciplined practice aimed at transcending pasha (bondage) and abiding in Śiva-oriented liberation.
Mantra-recitation and ritual marking are outer supports for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā; through such regulated rites the disciple becomes fit for Linga worship and for internalizing Śiva as Pati, the Lord who frees the bound soul.
A formal diksha-style procedure: the guru ritually touches the head, invests the sacred thread in proper order, and seals it while chanting a Shaiva mantra—emphasizing mantra-japa as the core inner practice.