Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
संसृज्य दर्भैस्तौ वह्नौ संताप्य प्रोक्षयेत्पुनः । पारार्षर्च्यस्वसूत्रोक्तक्रमेण शिवपूर्वकैः
saṃsṛjya darbhaistau vahnau saṃtāpya prokṣayetpunaḥ | pārārṣarcyasvasūtroktakrameṇa śivapūrvakaiḥ
Setelah menyusun dua api suci itu dengan rumput darbha, hendaklah ia menyalakannya dengan sempurna lalu sekali lagi memercikkannya dengan air suci. Sesudah itu, menurut tertib yang diajarkan dalam sūtra ritualnya sendiri, hendaklah ia memuja susur galur para ṛṣi (pārārṣa), bermula dengan Dewa Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It emphasizes śuddhi (purification) and krama (right order) in worship: the sacred fires are prepared and sanctified, and the act is rooted in reverence to the spiritual lineage, with Śiva acknowledged as the supreme source.
By prescribing orderly ritual acts—fire preparation, sprinkling, and worship—it supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā where Śiva is approached through consecrated rites, purity, and lineage-sanctioned procedure that culminates in Śiva’s grace.
A fire-based rite (two vahnīs) using darbha, followed by prokṣaṇa (sprinkling for sanctification) and then worship according to one’s authorized sūtra—honoring the ṛṣi-paramparā with Śiva placed first.