Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 55
शैवधर्मप्रशंसा तथा पञ्चविधसाधनविभागः / Praise of Śaiva Dharma and the Fivefold Classification of Practice
निवेदयेत्स्वमात्मानं चुलुकोदकवर्त्मना । एवं कृत्वा चिरादेव ज्ञानं पाशुपतं शुभम्
nivedayetsvamātmānaṃ culukodakavartmanā | evaṃ kṛtvā cirādeva jñānaṃ pāśupataṃ śubham
உள்ளங்கையில் எடுக்கும் நீரை அர்ப்பணிக்கும் முறையால் தன் ஆத்மாவை நிவேதனம் (சமர்ப்பணம்) செய்ய வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு செய்தால் காலப்போக்கில் நிச்சயமாக மங்களமான பாசுபத ஞானம் கிடைக்கும்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that liberation begins with ātmā-nivedana—offering the ego-bound self to Paśupati—after which the soul gradually receives Pāśupata jñāna that loosens the pāśas (bonds) and leads toward mokṣa.
The palmful-water offering is a simple, Saguna act of devotion (upacāra) that expresses inner surrender; such worship of Śiva (often through the Liṅga with water) becomes the doorway to deeper knowledge of Śiva as Pati, the liberator.
Perform a water-offering (arghya/ācamana-style, a palmful) while consciously dedicating the entire self to Śiva; the key practice is inner surrender accompanying the outward rite, which ripens into Pāśupata insight.