Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
यः पुरश्चरणं कृत्वा नित्यजापी भवेत्पुनः । तस्य नास्ति समो लोके स सिद्धः सिद्धदो भवेत् । स्नानं कृत्वा शुचौ देशे बद्ध्वा रुचिरमानसम् । त्वया मां हृदि संचिंत्य संचिंत्य स्वगुरुं ततः
yaḥ puraścaraṇaṃ kṛtvā nityajāpī bhavetpunaḥ | tasya nāsti samo loke sa siddhaḥ siddhado bhavet | snānaṃ kṛtvā śucau deśe baddhvā ruciramānasam | tvayā māṃ hṛdi saṃciṃtya saṃciṃtya svaguruṃ tataḥ
Quem, tendo realizado devidamente o puraścaraṇa, volta a ser um repetidor constante do mantra, não tem igual no mundo. Torna-se siddha e até concedente de siddhi a outros. Tendo-se banhado e sentado em lugar puro, firmando a mente na clareza, deves meditar em Mim no coração; e então, em seguida, contemplar o teu próprio Guru.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Highlights the fruit of puraścaraṇa: mantra-siddhi culminating in siddhatva and the capacity to confer spiritual benefit (siddhi/śakti) to others—an ideal of the empowered guru-sādhaka.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined mantra practice (puraścaraṇa) ripens into constant japa, which purifies the bound soul (paśu) and makes it fit for Shiva’s grace (Pati-anugraha), resulting in inner perfection and the capacity to uplift others.
The verse points to Saguna-upāsanā becoming internalized: after outer purity and japa, the devotee meditates on Shiva within the heart—an inward linga of consciousness—showing how ritual worship matures into contemplative union with Shiva.
Bathe (snāna), sit in a pure place, steady the mind, perform mantra-japa as part of puraścaraṇa, meditate on Shiva in the heart, and then contemplate the Guru—affirming the Guru as the channel of mantra and Shaiva initiation.