Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 1
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
उपमन्युरुवाच । प्रोक्षयेन्मूलमंत्रेण पूजास्थानं विशुद्धये । गन्धचन्दनतोयेन पुष्पं तत्र विनिक्षिपेत्
upamanyuruvāca | prokṣayenmūlamaṃtreṇa pūjāsthānaṃ viśuddhaye | gandhacandanatoyena puṣpaṃ tatra vinikṣipet
उपमन्युरुवाच—मूलमन्त्रेण प्रोक्षयेत् पूजास्थानं विशुद्धये। गन्धचन्दनतोयेन तत्र पुष्पं विनिक्षिपेत्॥
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that outer purification (sprinkling the worship space) is joined to inner sanctification through mantra, aligning the devotee and the altar-space for Shiva’s presence in a pure, sattvic mode of worship.
Before offering to the Shiva-linga (Saguna worship), the worship area is ritually purified with mantra and fragrant sandalwater, establishing a consecrated environment suitable for upacāras like flowers and gandha.
Perform mantra-prokṣaṇa (sprinkling with sanctified water while repeating the mūla-mantra) and then offer a flower with scented sandalwater—simple, focused steps that steady the mind in devotional attention.