Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20
साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन
Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka
अभिमंत्र्य च मन्त्रेण भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकानि च । साधने ऽस्मिन्विशेषेण नित्यं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः
abhimaṃtrya ca mantreṇa bhakṣyabhojyādikāni ca | sādhane 'sminviśeṣeṇa nityaṃ bhuñjīta vāgyataḥ
Tendo primeiro santificado com um mantra os alimentos e as iguarias, como disciplina especial nesta sādhana, deve-se deles participar diariamente com a fala contida—governando a língua e recolhendo a mente em Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Highlights inner discipline: mantra-sanitization and vāg-yama (speech-restraint) reduce outward distraction (tirodhāna of vikshepa) and stabilize worship, preparing the soul for Śiva’s grace.
Mantra: oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that even ordinary acts like eating become purifying when offered to Śiva through mantra and performed with self-restraint—turning daily life into sādhana that loosens pāśa (bondage) and steadies devotion.
Mantra-consecration aligns the devotee’s senses with Saguna Śiva worship: as offerings are purified before the Liṅga, so food is sanctified before consumption, cultivating reverence and inner ritual continuity.
Before meals, recite a Śaiva mantra (commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to consecrate the food, then eat mindfully with controlled speech—avoiding idle talk and keeping awareness anchored in Śiva.