Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
ब्रह्माणमर्चयेत्पश्चात्त्रिभिरावरणैः सहः । हिरण्यगर्भं पूर्वस्यां विराजं दक्षिणे ततः
brahmāṇamarcayetpaścāttribhirāvaraṇaiḥ sahaḥ | hiraṇyagarbhaṃ pūrvasyāṃ virājaṃ dakṣiṇe tataḥ
Sesudah itu, bersama tiga lingkaran pelindung (āvaraṇa), hendaklah dipuja Brahmā. Di arah timur pujalah Hiraṇyagarbha, dan kemudian di arah selatan pujalah Virāj.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-worship may be performed with an ordered, consecrated structure (āvaraṇas and directions), honoring cosmic principles like Brahmā, Hiraṇyagarbha, and Virāj as subordinate supports within a Shaiva framework where Shiva remains the supreme Pati.
In Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship, ancillary deities and cosmic powers are often placed in protective ‘enclosures’ around the main deity; this verse indicates that such honors are performed as part of the ritual mandala, without displacing Shiva as the central object of worship.
It suggests āvaraṇa-pūjā (worship through concentric ritual enclosures) with directional placement—east for Hiraṇyagarbha and south for Virāj—performed as a preparatory or accompanying sequence to the main Shaiva worship, ideally alongside mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara).