Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
अपरे मण्डले दद्यात्पञ्चगव्यं तथा गुरुः । सो ऽपि तच्छक्तितः पीत्वा द्विराचम्य शिवं स्मरेत्
apare maṇḍale dadyātpañcagavyaṃ tathā guruḥ | so 'pi tacchaktitaḥ pītvā dvirācamya śivaṃ smaret
മറ്റൊരു മണ്ഡലത്തിൽ ഗുരു പഞ്ചഗവ്യം കൂടി നൽകണം; ശിഷ്യനും തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് അത് പാനം ചെയ്ത്, രണ്ടുതവണ ആചമനം ചെയ്ത് ശിവനെ സ്മരിക്കണം।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva as the supreme healer (vaidya) who removes the soul’s mala (impurity) and karmic afflictions; this verse’s pañcagavya-śuddhi resonates with the Vaidyanātha motif of purification and healing, though the verse itself is not a site-legend.
Significance: Purification and relief from afflictions; symbolic healing of pāśa (bondage) through Śiva’s grace.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that outer purification (pañcagavya and ācamana) should culminate in inner purification—Śiva-smaraṇa—aligning ritual discipline with devotion to Pati (Śiva) as the purifier of the soul.
The verse supports preparatory purity before approaching Saguna worship (such as Liṅga-pūjā): the devotee is ritually cleansed and then directed to focused remembrance of Śiva, which steadies the mind for proper worship.
Receive and drink pañcagavya as prescribed, perform ācamana twice, and then practice Śiva-smaraṇa—mentally recollecting Śiva (often paired in practice with japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).