Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
उपर्यधः परित्यज्य गृह्णीयात्पतितं यदि । पिंडीकृत्य शिवाग्न्यादौ तत्क्षिपेन्मूलमंत्रतः
uparyadhaḥ parityajya gṛhṇīyātpatitaṃ yadi | piṃḍīkṛtya śivāgnyādau tatkṣipenmūlamaṃtrataḥ
ಮೇಲಿಂದಲೋ ಕೆಳಿಂದಲೋ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ, ಏನಾದರೂ ಬಿದ್ದು ಅಶುದ್ಧವಾದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟಬಾರದು. ಅದನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಗುಂಡಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಮೂಲಮಂತ್ರ ಜಪದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಶಿವಾಗ್ನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಕಬೇಕು.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: (mūla-mantra implied) oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
It teaches that ritual impurity is resolved not merely by physical handling but by re-sanctifying the act through Śiva—using consecrated fire and the root mantra, emphasizing Shiva (Pati) as the ultimate purifier.
In Saguna Shiva worship, offerings and ritual implements must remain ritually fit; when something becomes “fallen,” it is returned to Shiva through the Śiva-fire and mantra, preserving the sanctity of Linga-upachara and puja discipline.
A practical rite: gather the fallen item without improper contact, form it into a lump, and offer it into the consecrated Śiva-fire while reciting the root mantra (commonly understood in Shaiva practice as the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).