Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
हुत्वा शिष्यस्य तच्छेषं भोक्तुं समुपकल्पयेत् । तर्पणांतं च मंत्राणां कृत्वा कर्म यथा पुरा
hutvā śiṣyasya taccheṣaṃ bhoktuṃ samupakalpayet | tarpaṇāṃtaṃ ca maṃtrāṇāṃ kṛtvā karma yathā purā
Sesudah mempersembahkan homa, hendaklah ia mengatur agar murid memakan baki yang tinggal (sebagai prasāda, sisa suci). Dan setelah melaksanakan mantera-mantera beserta penutupnya berupa tarpaṇa (libasi persembahan), hendaklah ia menyempurnakan upacara tepat seperti dahulu, menurut tradisi yang ditetapkan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined completion of worship: offerings, mantra-recitation, and tarpaṇa culminate in sanctified remainder (prasāda), reflecting Shaiva Siddhanta’s stress on right action (kriyā) performed as an aid to grace and purification.
In Saguna Shiva worship, rites like homa and mantra-japa are performed as service (sevā) to Lord Shiva; the properly concluded ritual and reverent reception of the remainder reinforce the devotee’s relationship with Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who sanctifies the act and the worshipper.
It points to a complete arc of practice: homa/offerings, mantra performance up to the tarpaṇa conclusion, and respectful distribution/consumption of the consecrated remainder—an instruction in orderly, tradition-aligned Shiva-pūjā.