Shloka 5
मध्ये नेत्रन्तद्वदस्त्रम्पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात् । प्रथमावरणम्प्रोक्तं द्वितीयावरणं शृणु
madhye netrantadvadastrampūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt | prathamāvaraṇamproktaṃ dvitīyāvaraṇaṃ śṛṇu
മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ ദിവ്യനേത്രം സ്ഥാപിച്ച്, അതുപോലെ കിഴക്കുദിശയിൽ നിന്ന് ആരംഭിച്ച് ക്രമമായി ചുറ്റും അസ്ത്ര-മന്ത്രം വിന്യസിക്കണം. ഇങ്ങനെ ആദ്യ ആവരണം പറഞ്ഞു; ഇനി രണ്ടാം ആവരണം കേൾക്കുക.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa Samhita teachings to the sages, in an instructional ritual context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: kavaca
FAQs
It teaches that worship is not merely external offering but an ordered inner and outer sanctification—establishing a protected sacred space (āvaraṇa) so the mind becomes steady and fit to receive Shiva’s grace.
In Saguna Shiva worship (such as Linga-puja), protective arrangements like the ‘Eye’ and ‘Astra’ are parts of ritual nyāsa and avaraṇa—symbolically guarding the sanctum and the devotee’s awareness so attention remains fixed on Shiva as the indwelling Lord (Pati).
It suggests performing an āvaraṇa/nyāsa sequence: placing a central focus (the ‘Eye’) and then invoking the Astra-mantra in the directions (starting from the East) as a protective circuit before proceeding to the next stage of worship.