Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
शिष्यस्तद्गुरुणा दत्तं सत्कृत्य शिवपूर्वकम् । भुक्त्वा पश्चाद्द्विराचम्य शिवमन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
śiṣyastadguruṇā dattaṃ satkṛtya śivapūrvakam | bhuktvā paścāddvirācamya śivamantramudīrayet
ശിഷ്യൻ ഗുരു നൽകിയതു ആദ്യം ശിവനു നിവേദിച്ച് ആദരത്തോടെ സ്വീകരിക്കണം; ഭുജിച്ചതിന് ശേഷം രണ്ടുതവണ ആചമനം ചെയ്ത് ശിവമന്ത്രം ഉച്ചരിക്കണം।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: नमः शिवाय (namaḥ śivāya)
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that even ordinary acts like eating become sacred when performed as Śiva-arpana (offering to the Lord) and followed by purification and mantra—training the disciple toward steady Śiva-consciousness and inner purity.
By offering the guru-given food to Śiva first, the disciple treats nourishment as Śiva-prasāda, aligning daily life with Saguna worship (devotional offering to the Lord as Pati), which supports deeper contemplation of Śiva beyond form.
Perform Śiva-pūrvaka (mentally offering the food to Śiva), eat as prasāda, do ācamana twice for ritual purity, and then recite a Śiva-mantra—commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”