Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 54
शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice
नाभौ चाष्टाहुतीर्हुत्वा पूर्णाहुत्या नमस्ततः । अष्टपुष्पप्रदानेन कृत्वाभ्यर्चनमंतिमम्
nābhau cāṣṭāhutīrhutvā pūrṇāhutyā namastataḥ | aṣṭapuṣpapradānena kṛtvābhyarcanamaṃtimam
Совершив восемь возлияний в область пупка (как во внутренний жертвенник) и затем, заключительным полным приношением, склонившись в почтительном намасте, следует завершить последнее поклонение, поднеся восемь цветов,—так запечатывается обряд почитания Господа Шивы.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-worship is both ritual and inward: the “navel” functions as an inner altar, and the structured offerings culminate in a complete surrender (namas) that seals devotion and steadies the mind toward Śiva, the Pati.
The sequence mirrors Linga-pūjā’s completion rites (final oblation and flower offering), while also pointing to Saguna worship internalized through yogic concentration—seeing Śiva’s presence both in the icon/linga and within the subtle centers.
Offer a measured set of oblations (symbolically eight) with a concluding pūrṇāhuti, then complete worship with eight flowers—paired with a final namas; meditative takeaway: focus awareness at the navel-center while repeating Śiva-mantra (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī).