Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)
एवं विज्ञाप्य शिष्येण सह भूयः प्रणम्य च । शिवं शिवागमं दिव्यं पूजयेच्छिववद्गुरुः
evaṃ vijñāpya śiṣyeṇa saha bhūyaḥ praṇamya ca | śivaṃ śivāgamaṃ divyaṃ pūjayecchivavadguruḥ
Demikianlah, setelah menasihati dan memaklumkan, lalu sekali lagi bersujud bersama murid, sang Guru—yang berperilaku laksana Śiva—hendaklah memuja Tuhan Śiva yang membawa keberkatan serta Śivāgama yang suci dan ilahi (kitab suci Shaiva).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that right worship is transmitted through the Guru–disciple lineage: after instruction, both bow in humility and the Guru worships Shiva while honoring Śivāgama, showing that devotion and scripture-guided practice must go together for liberation.
By directing the Guru to “worship Shiva” according to Śivāgama, it points to Saguna worship—typically including Linga-puja—performed with correct Shaiva injunctions, where form-based devotion becomes a means to realize Shiva’s highest truth.
It implies Agamic Shiva-puja under a competent Guru: prostration (praṇāma), disciplined worship, and reverence for Shaiva scripture; in practice this commonly includes mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara), and orderly puja-upacharas as taught by the Guru.