Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 42
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
अहतास्तरणास्तीर्णे स दर्भशयने शुचिः । मंत्रिते ऽन्तः शिवं ध्यायञ्शयीत प्राक्छिरा निशि
ahatāstaraṇāstīrṇe sa darbhaśayane śuciḥ | maṃtrite 'ntaḥ śivaṃ dhyāyañśayīta prākchirā niśi
На чистом ложе из травы дарбха, расстеленной на целой, неосквернённой циновке, он должен пребывать в чистоте; и, освятив это место мантрой, ночью пусть ляжет, обратив голову на восток, внутренне созерцая Господа Шиву.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that even ordinary acts like resting should be converted into sādhana: purity of body, sanctification by mantra, and inward dhyāna of Śiva align the individual soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) and loosen bondage (pāśa).
Although no external liṅga is mentioned here, the instruction emphasizes Saguna-upāsanā through mantra and meditation—holding Śiva in the heart as the living presence—so the devotee’s inner worship continues beyond formal ritual.
Prepare a clean darbha bed, consecrate it with Śiva-mantra (commonly the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), lie with the head to the east at night, and maintain steady inner remembrance/meditation of Śiva.