Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
दीपान्तं परिषिच्याथ समिद्धोमं समाचरेत् । ताः पालाश्यः परा वापि याज्ञिया द्वादशांगुलाः
dīpāntaṃ pariṣicyātha samiddhomaṃ samācaret | tāḥ pālāśyaḥ parā vāpi yājñiyā dvādaśāṃgulāḥ
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រោះទឹកជុំវិញចុងចង្កៀង ហើយអនុវត្តហោម (បូជាភ្លើង) ដោយឈើឆេះឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ។ ដំបងឈើទាំងនោះ ធ្វើពីឈើប៉ាឡាស (Palāśa) ឬក៏ឈើបូជាដែលបានកំណត់ផ្សេងទៀត ត្រូវមានប្រវែងតាមមាត្រពិធី ដប់ពីរម្រាមដៃ។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It teaches that outer worship must be done with order and purity—sprinkling, correct materials, and correct measure—so the act becomes a disciplined offering to Pati (Shiva) that refines the pashu (the bound soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage).
The verse supports Saguna Shiva worship through prescribed upacāras: homa and ritual preparation are offered as service to Shiva’s manifest presence (such as the Liṅga), cultivating devotion and steadiness that later matures toward higher realization.
Perform samid-homa using properly measured sacrificial sticks (ideally Palāśa) after ritual sprinkling; it may be paired with Shiva-mantra japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner intention of the offering.