Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 48
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
आज्यधारादिहोमं च कृत्वा स्विष्टकृतं ततः । रमित्यनेन बीजेन परिषिंचेत्ततः परम्
ājyadhārādihomaṃ ca kṛtvā sviṣṭakṛtaṃ tataḥ | ramityanena bījena pariṣiṃcettataḥ param
ក្រោយបានធ្វើហោមចាប់ពី អាជ្យធារា (ស្ទ្រីមនៃឃី) ហើយបន្ទាប់មកធ្វើពិធីបញ្ចប់ដែលហៅថា ស្វិષ્ટក្រឹត នោះបន្ទាប់ទៅ គួរប្រោះ (វត្ថុបានបរិសុទ្ធ) ដោយមន្ត្រាប៊ីជ «រំ» ជាជំហានបន្ទាប់។
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Mantra: राम् (ram)
FAQs
It emphasizes that Shaiva worship is both inner devotion and precise sacred action: the rite is completed properly (sviṣṭakṛt) and then sealed by mantra-powered purification, aligning the offering with Shiva’s sanctifying grace.
In Saguna Shiva worship, offerings to the sacred fire and subsequent sprinkling/asperging are treated as extensions of Linga-upacāra—external acts that purify the devotee and the ritual materials so the worship becomes fit for Shiva.
It prescribes a homa sequence: perform ājyadhārā and related offerings, complete with sviṣṭakṛt, then do pariṣiñcana (ritual sprinkling) empowered by the bīja “ram” as a purification step.