Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50
मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः
Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline
रक्तसर्षपसंमिश्रैर्होमद्रव्यैरशेषतः । हस्तयंत्रोद्भवैस्तैलैर्जुहुयादाभिचारिके
raktasarṣapasaṃmiśrairhomadravyairaśeṣataḥ | hastayaṃtrodbhavaistailairjuhuyādābhicārike
Dalam upacara ābhicārika (penundukan atau sihir memudaratkan), hendaklah dilakukan homa sepenuhnya dengan bahan persembahan yang dicampur biji sawi merah, serta dicurahkan ke dalam api minyak yang diperah dengan alat tekan tangan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Āghoramūrti
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It records a technical ritual detail: specific substances are prescribed for an ābhicārika (coercive/malevolent) homa, showing that the Purana catalogues ritual methods while Shaiva Siddhanta ultimately places liberation in Shiva’s grace, purity of intent, and right knowledge—not in harmful rites.
As a Shaiva text, the ritual acts are understood as performed within the sphere of Saguna Shiva’s order (dharma and mantra-śāstra). Yet Linga-worship is ideally for purification and devotion; this verse instead describes a specialized, lower-intent application of fire-offering materials.
A specific homa procedure is indicated: oblations using homa materials mixed with red mustard and hand-pressed oil. For sāttvika Shaiva practice, the constructive takeaway is to prefer purificatory worship—Pañcākṣara japa, bhasma (tripuṇḍra), and Rudrākṣa—over coercive rites.