Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
संधाने युगपत्पूजां कृत्वा हुत्वाहुतित्रयम् । शिष्यात्मनः प्रतिष्ठायां प्रवेशं त्वथ भावयेत्
saṃdhāne yugapatpūjāṃ kṛtvā hutvāhutitrayam | śiṣyātmanaḥ pratiṣṭhāyāṃ praveśaṃ tvatha bhāvayet
Pada saat saṃdhāna, setelah melakukan pemujaan serentak dan mempersembahkan tiga oblation, guru hendaklah merenungkan bahawa diri sang murid memasuki pratiṣṭhā—menjadi teguh bersemayam dalam Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching on ritual and inner contemplation)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual (pūjā and homa) must culminate in inner realization: the disciple’s soul is to be contemplated as entering stable establishment in Śiva (Pati), loosening the bonds (pāśa) that bind the individual (paśu).
Pratiṣṭhā implies establishing sacred presence; in Saguna worship this is linked with linga-pratiṣṭhā and pūjā, but the verse emphasizes that the true ‘installation’ is also internal—establishing the disciple’s consciousness in Śiva through guided contemplation.
Perform the concluding worship and a homa with three oblations, then practice bhāvanā: visualize the disciple’s self entering and becoming firmly established in Śiva during the consecration, aligning ritual action with meditative absorption.