Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
शोध्या बोध्या यथान्यायमिति शास्त्रेषु निश्चयः । नाधिकारः स्वतो नार्याः शिवसंस्कारकर्मणि
śodhyā bodhyā yathānyāyamiti śāstreṣu niścayaḥ | nādhikāraḥ svato nāryāḥ śivasaṃskārakarmaṇi
சாஸ்திரங்களில் உறுதி—நியமப்படி சுத்திகரித்து உபதேசிக்க வேண்டும். பெண்ணுக்கு தன்னிச்சையாக சிவ-ஸம்ஸ்காரக் கர்மத்தில் தனி அதிகாரம் இல்லை.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It emphasizes that Shaiva practice is grounded in śāstra: purification (śuddhi) and right instruction (bodha) must precede ritual action, reinforcing disciplined approach to approaching Pati (Śiva) and loosening pāśa (bondage) through proper means.
Linga worship and other Saguna-Śiva rites are treated as regulated sacramental acts; the verse frames them as śivasaṃskāra-karmas that require proper qualification, purification, and guidance rather than mere personal preference.
The takeaway is to seek authorized instruction and undergo prescribed purification before undertaking Shaiva observances—especially mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī) and formal worship—so practice aligns with scriptural rule.