Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7
आगमोक्तेन मंत्रेण पीठमामंत्रयेत्सुधीः । ततः कृत्वात्मशुद्धिं च भूतशुद्ध्यादिकं क्रमात्
āgamoktena maṃtreṇa pīṭhamāmaṃtrayetsudhīḥ | tataḥ kṛtvātmaśuddhiṃ ca bhūtaśuddhyādikaṃ kramāt
Dengan mantra yang diajarkan dalam Āgama, pengamal yang bijaksana hendaklah menyeru pīṭha yang suci; kemudian menurut tertib, lakukan penyucian diri serta upacara yang bermula dengan bhūtaśuddhi dan seterusnya.
Śāṇḍilya
Type: kshetra
Scene: The practitioner invokes the sacred seat before the deity with mantra; subtle visualization of elemental purification—light moving through the body, transforming the five elements—while the pīṭha glows as a consecrated base.
FAQs
Worship becomes potent when aligned with revealed tradition (Āgama) and preceded by inner purification.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on Āgamic ritual sequence for Śiva worship.
Invoke the pīṭha with an Āgamic mantra, then perform ātmaśuddhi and bhūtaśuddhi and related preliminaries in order.