Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
ततश्शिवानले होमं कुर्याद्देशिकसत्तमः । प्रधानकुण्डे परितो जुहुयुश्चापरे द्विजाः
tataśśivānale homaṃ kuryāddeśikasattamaḥ | pradhānakuṇḍe parito juhuyuścāpare dvijāḥ
Sesudah itu, deśika yang paling unggul hendaklah melakukan homa ke dalam api Śiva; dan para dvija yang lain, yang berdiri mengelilingi kundā utama, hendaklah turut mempersembahkan āhuti (curahan persembahan).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: rudram
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes ordered, consecrated worship: the ācārya leads the rite and the community of qualified priests supports it, showing that devotion to Pati (Śiva) is strengthened by disciplined ritual action performed with purity and right guidance.
The “Śiva-fire” and the principal kunda function as saguna supports for worship—external, sanctified forms through which the devotee offers oblations to Śiva with focus, reverence, and mantra, paralleling Linga-upāsanā as a concrete aid to contemplation.
A Śaiva homa led by a competent deśika: offerings into the consecrated fire while maintaining mantra-centered attention (commonly aligned with Śiva mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī), with assisting priests performing coordinated oblations around the main fire-pit.