Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
ततः शेषं यथापूर्वं कृत्वा देवं महेश्वरम् । आवाह्याराध्य हुत्वास्मै शिवाज्ञां मनसा दिशेत्
tataḥ śeṣaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ kṛtvā devaṃ maheśvaram | āvāhyārādhya hutvāsmai śivājñāṃ manasā diśet
തുടർന്ന് ശേഷിക്കുന്ന കർമ്മങ്ങൾ മുൻപുപോലെ പൂർത്തിയാക്കി, ദേവ മഹേശ്വരനെ ആവാഹനം ചെയ്ത് ആരാധിച്ച്, അവനു ഹോമാഹുതി അർപ്പിക്കണം; പിന്നെ മനസ്സാൽ ശിവാജ്ഞയെ സ്വീകരിച്ച് അനുസരിക്കണം.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It links outer ritual (puja and homa) with inner surrender: after correct worship, the devotee aligns the mind to Shiva’s ajna—Pati’s guiding grace—so practice becomes a means to loosen pasha (bondage) for the pashu (bound soul).
The verse emphasizes avahana (invocation) and aradhana (worship) of Maheshvara in a worshipful, accessible (saguna) mode—typical of Linga-puja—followed by inward conformity to Shiva’s will, indicating that saguna worship should mature into inner realization.
Perform the remaining prescribed steps of Shiva-puja, invoke Shiva, worship, and offer homa; then practice mental submission—quietly holding Shiva’s command in the heart (manasa), as a form of focused remembrance akin to japa and dhyana.