Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)
एवं विज्ञाप्य शिष्येण सह भूयः प्रणम्य च । शिवं शिवागमं दिव्यं पूजयेच्छिववद्गुरुः
evaṃ vijñāpya śiṣyeṇa saha bhūyaḥ praṇamya ca | śivaṃ śivāgamaṃ divyaṃ pūjayecchivavadguruḥ
Assim, tendo-o instruído e informado, e prostrando-se novamente junto com o discípulo, o Guru—cuja conduta é semelhante à de Śiva—deve adorar o auspicioso Senhor Śiva e o divino Śivāgama (a sagrada escritura śaiva).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that right worship is transmitted through the Guru–disciple lineage: after instruction, both bow in humility and the Guru worships Shiva while honoring Śivāgama, showing that devotion and scripture-guided practice must go together for liberation.
By directing the Guru to “worship Shiva” according to Śivāgama, it points to Saguna worship—typically including Linga-puja—performed with correct Shaiva injunctions, where form-based devotion becomes a means to realize Shiva’s highest truth.
It implies Agamic Shiva-puja under a competent Guru: prostration (praṇāma), disciplined worship, and reverence for Shaiva scripture; in practice this commonly includes mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara), and orderly puja-upacharas as taught by the Guru.