Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
पूजाविधान-व्याख्या (Pūjāvidhāna-vyākhyā) — Exposition of the Procedure of Worship
मन्त्रन्यासादिकां चापि कृत्वा स्वस्यां तनौ यथा । अस्यां मूर्तौ मूर्तिमंतं शिवं सदसतः परम्
mantranyāsādikāṃ cāpi kṛtvā svasyāṃ tanau yathā | asyāṃ mūrtau mūrtimaṃtaṃ śivaṃ sadasataḥ param
Sesudah melakukan mantra-nyāsa dan upacara yang berkaitan pada tubuh sendiri menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan, hendaklah seseorang bermeditasi kepada Śiva—yang berwujud demi anugerah namun tetap Mahatinggi melampaui yang nyata dan yang tak nyata—sebagai hadir di sini, dalam mūrti ini sendiri.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with inner consecration (nyāsa), so the body becomes a fit seat for awareness of Shiva, who is worshipped in form yet remains the Supreme beyond all categories of existence and non-existence.
It affirms saguna-upāsanā: after sanctifying oneself through mantra-nyāsa, the devotee invokes and contemplates Shiva’s real presence in the worshipped form (mūrti/liṅga), while remembering that His essence transcends both the manifest and the unmanifest.
Perform mantra-nyāsa (placing the mantra and its power in the limbs/heart), then meditate that Shiva—though beyond all—abides in the chosen icon for worship, making external pūjā and internal dhyāna one continuous practice.