Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 52
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
चतस्रो मूर्तयस्तस्य पूज्याः पूर्वादितः क्रमात् । त्रिगुणास्सकलो देवः पुरस्ताच्छिवसंज्ञकः
catasro mūrtayastasya pūjyāḥ pūrvāditaḥ kramāt | triguṇāssakalo devaḥ purastācchivasaṃjñakaḥ
त्याच्या चार मूर्ती पूर्व दिशेपासून क्रमाने पूज्य आहेत. अग्रभागी (पूर्वेस) ‘शिव’ या नामाने प्रसिद्ध, त्रिगुणयुक्त, सकल-स्वरूप देव विराजमान आहे.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined, ordered worship of Shiva’s manifest aspects: the devotee approaches the Divine through structured reverence, recognizing Shiva as the accessible, sakala (saguṇa) Lord who engages the world through the three guṇas while guiding the soul toward liberation.
By calling the fore (eastern) aspect “Śiva” and describing Him as triguṇa and sakala, the verse supports saguṇa-upāsanā—worship of Shiva in a manifest, approachable mode (as in Liṅga/arcā worship), which purifies the pashu (bound soul) and prepares it for higher realization.
It implies directional, sequential pūjā (beginning from the east), performed with focused attention on Shiva’s manifest presence—ideally accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the meditative anchor during worship.