Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
उपर्यधः परित्यज्य गृह्णीयात्पतितं यदि । पिंडीकृत्य शिवाग्न्यादौ तत्क्षिपेन्मूलमंत्रतः
uparyadhaḥ parityajya gṛhṇīyātpatitaṃ yadi | piṃḍīkṛtya śivāgnyādau tatkṣipenmūlamaṃtrataḥ
Jika sesuatu telah jatuh (lalu menjadi tidak suci), hendaklah dielakkan daripada menyentuhnya dari atas atau dari bawah. Setelah dikumpulkan, bentukkan menjadi segumpal dan campakkan ke dalam api Śiva (api upacara yang disucikan) sambil melafazkan mantra akar (mūla-mantra), agar kesucian ritual dipulihkan melalui mantra dan api Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: (mūla-mantra implied) oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
It teaches that ritual impurity is resolved not merely by physical handling but by re-sanctifying the act through Śiva—using consecrated fire and the root mantra, emphasizing Shiva (Pati) as the ultimate purifier.
In Saguna Shiva worship, offerings and ritual implements must remain ritually fit; when something becomes “fallen,” it is returned to Shiva through the Śiva-fire and mantra, preserving the sanctity of Linga-upachara and puja discipline.
A practical rite: gather the fallen item without improper contact, form it into a lump, and offer it into the consecrated Śiva-fire while reciting the root mantra (commonly understood in Shaiva practice as the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).