Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites
Morning Purity & Bath Procedure
तत्र संपूजयेद्भानुं स्वकीयावरणैः सह । स्वखोल्कायेति मंत्रेण सांगतस्सुखसिद्धये
tatra saṃpūjayedbhānuṃ svakīyāvaraṇaiḥ saha | svakholkāyeti maṃtreṇa sāṃgatassukhasiddhaye
तत्र भानुं स्वकीयावरणैः सह सम्यक् सम्पूजयेत्; ‘स्वखोल्काय’ इति मन्त्रेण सांगतः सुखसिद्ध्यर्थं कुर्यात्।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it integrates Sūrya (Bhānu) worship with his āvaraṇas as an auxiliary rite within a Śaiva ritual sequence.
Significance: Acknowledges cosmic regulators (like Sūrya) as subordinate supports to Śiva-worship; aims at sukha and siddhi by aligning with dharmic order.
Mantra: svakholkāya
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It emphasizes sāṅgata worship—performing devotion with proper order and completeness—showing that outer ritual discipline supports inner steadiness, leading to sukha (well-being) and siddhi (successful attainment) under a dharmic framework.
In Shaiva practice, honoring associated deities in their proper place (āvaraṇa-pūjā) complements Saguna worship; it reflects the integrated cosmos under Shiva’s lordship, where subsidiary powers are respected without displacing the supreme Pati (Shiva).
It suggests a formal pūjā to Bhānu along with his āvaraṇas (retinue), accompanied by a specific mantra (“svakholkāya”), performed in correct sequence and with due ritual supports (sāṅgata), aiming at welfare and successful results.