Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
प्रोक्षयेत्प्रोक्षणीयानि गाननाट्यानि कारयेत् । लिंगादौ शिवयोश्चिन्तां कृत्वा शक्त्यजपेच्छिवम्
prokṣayetprokṣaṇīyāni gānanāṭyāni kārayet | liṃgādau śivayościntāṃ kṛtvā śaktyajapecchivam
जे जे प्रोक्षणीय असेल ते पवित्र जलाने प्रोक्षित करावे आणि गान-नाट्य इत्यादी करवावे. मग लिंग इत्यादींमध्ये शक्तिसहित शिवाचे चिंतन करून, सामर्थ्यानुसार शिवमंत्राचा जप करावा.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it describes prokṣaṇa (sprinkling consecration), devotional arts (gāna-nāṭya), and dhyāna on Śiva-Śakti in liṅga/arcā—typical of temple liturgy.
Significance: Integrates outer purification (prokṣaṇa), communal devotion (music/drama), and inner contemplation (Śiva-Śakti-cintā), culminating in mantra-japa—considered a complete bhakti-sādhana leading to grace.
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It links outer purification (prokṣaṇa and devotional offerings like song) with inner realization: steady contemplation of Pati (Śiva) united with Śakti, culminating in mantra-japa that purifies the pashu (bound soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage).
The Liṅga is treated as a principal focus for Saguna worship, where the devotee meditates on Śiva together with Śakti present in the form; this integrated upāsanā turns ritual into living contemplation rather than mere external act.
Perform prokṣaṇa (sprinkling/consecration), support devotional gāna and nāṭya, then do japa of Śiva’s mantra—such as the Pañcākṣarī—according to one’s capacity, while holding focused dhyāna on Śiva-Śakti in the Liṅga.