Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 51
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
अर्धनारीश्वरे पूज्ये पौर्वापर्यं न विद्यते । तत्र तत्रोपचाराणां लिंगे वान्यत्र वा क्वचित्
ardhanārīśvare pūjye paurvāparyaṃ na vidyate | tatra tatropacārāṇāṃ liṃge vānyatra vā kvacit
ໃນການບູຊາພຣະອັດທະນາຣີສະວະຣະຜູ້ຄວນນະມັດສະການ ບໍ່ມີກົດຕາຍຕົວວ່າ «ກ່ອນ» ຫຼື «ຫຼັງ». ການຖວາຍບໍລິການພິທີ (ອຸປະຈາຣະ) ຈະຖວາຍທີ່ນັ້ນທີ່ນີ້ ທັງແກ່ລິງຄະ ຫຼືບາງຄັ້ງກໍຖວາຍທີ່ອື່ນໄດ້.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
FAQs
It teaches that Ardhanārīśvara—Shiva inseparable from Shakti—is approached primarily through bhakti and right understanding, not through anxiety over a rigid ritual sequence; sincere offering is what purifies and uplifts the soul (paśu) toward Pati.
It affirms that upacāras may be offered to the Liṅga (a principal saguna symbol of Shiva) and, when appropriate, to other focal points of worship as well—indicating the essential unity of Shiva’s forms, including Ardhanārīśvara.
Adopt flexible but reverent pūjā: offer standard upacāras (water, flowers, incense, lamp) without obsession over order, while maintaining inner remembrance—ideally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”