Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
पूजां कृत्वा यथान्यायं क्रियावैकल्यशुद्धये । वाचकेनैव मंत्रेण जुहुयादाहुतित्रयम्
pūjāṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ kriyāvaikalyaśuddhaye | vācakenaiva maṃtreṇa juhuyādāhutitrayam
വിധിപ്രകാരം പൂജ നടത്തി, ക്രിയയിലെ അപാകതകൾ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കാനായി, വാചകമായി ജപിക്കുന്ന മന്ത്രം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അഗ്നിയിൽ മൂന്ന് ആഹുതികൾ അർപ്പിക്കണം.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that devotion must be joined with correct sacred procedure, and that any lapse in ritual action (kriyā-vaikalya) can be purified through mantra-based expiation—restoring the worship’s fitness to bear fruit in Shiva’s grace.
In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, the rite is a consecrated act (kriyā) directed to the manifest Lord; this verse prescribes a simple corrective—three mantra-oblation offerings—so the puja remains ritually complete and acceptable.
A brief prāyaścitta in the form of homa: after the puja, offer three āhutis into fire while reciting the prescribed mantra (commonly aligned with Shaiva mantra practice such as the Panchakshara, where appropriate to one’s tradition).