Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 73
समयाह्वय-संस्कारः — Rite of ‘Samayāhvaya’ and the Preparatory Layout
Maṇḍapa, Vedi, Kuṇḍas, Maṇḍala, Śiva-kumbha
सोपि शिष्यः शिवाचार्याल्लब्धानि बहुमानतः । आददीताज्ञया तस्य देशिकस्य न चान्यथा
sopi śiṣyaḥ śivācāryāllabdhāni bahumānataḥ | ādadītājñayā tasya deśikasya na cānyathā
Murid itu juga, setelah menerima (benda suci/ajaran) daripada Śiva-ācārya dengan penuh hormat, hendaklah menerimanya hanya menurut perintah preseptor (deśika) itu, dan bukan sebaliknya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes guru-ājñā (obedience to the preceptor’s command) as the safeguard of Shaiva sādhanā: what is received from a Śiva-ācārya bears fruit when accepted with reverence and practiced exactly as instructed, aligning the disciple with Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
Linga-worship and Saguna Śiva upāsanā are rule-governed in the Purāṇic-Āgamic spirit; this verse says the disciple should receive and apply the worship-method, mantra, and observances only as authorized by the guru, preventing self-willed innovations that weaken devotion and correctness.
It implies disciplined practice under initiation—receiving mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī), along with associated observances (bhasma/tripuṇḍra, rudrākṣa, japa and pūjā rules) strictly according to the teacher’s instructions.