Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11
साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन
Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka
शुभे ऽहनि शुभे देशे काले वा दोषवर्जिते । शुक्लदन्तनखः स्नातः कृतपूर्वाह्णिकक्रियः
śubhe 'hani śubhe deśe kāle vā doṣavarjite | śukladantanakhaḥ snātaḥ kṛtapūrvāhṇikakriyaḥ
शुभ दिवशी, शुभ स्थानी किंवा दोषरहित काळी—स्नान करून शुद्ध होऊन, दात व नखे स्वच्छ (शुभ्र) ठेवून, आणि पूर्वाह्णिक क्रिया विधिपूर्वक करून—तो शिवपूजन व ध्यानसाधनेस योग्य होतो.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that outer cleanliness and orderly daily discipline support inner purity, making the seeker fit for Śiva-upāsanā; in Shaiva thought, such preparation steadies the mind for devotion and liberating knowledge.
It lays the preparatory qualifications for Linga worship—choosing an auspicious setting/time and approaching the Saguna form of Śiva with bodily and mental purity so the rite becomes a focused act of bhakti rather than mere formality.
Perform morning nitya-karmas, bathe, maintain cleanliness, and then commence Śiva-pūjā and japa/meditation (commonly with the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally at a दोषवर्जित (unblemished) time.