Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 41
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
ततः स्नातं समाचांतं कृतस्वस्त्ययनं शिशुम् । प्रवेश्य मंडलाभ्यासं प्रणिपत्य च दंडवत्
tataḥ snātaṃ samācāṃtaṃ kṛtasvastyayanaṃ śiśum | praveśya maṃḍalābhyāsaṃ praṇipatya ca daṃḍavat
பின்னர் குழந்தைக்கு நீராடச் செய்து, ஆச்சமனம் செய்ய வைத்து, ஸ்வஸ்த்யயனச் சடங்கை நிறைவேற்றி, மண்டலப் பயிற்சிக்கான புனித வளாகத்திற்குள் அழைத்துச் சென்றார்; குழந்தை தண்டவத் வணங்கியது.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes that approach to Shiva begins with śauca (purification) and humility—outer cleansing (snāna, ācamana) supports inner readiness, and daṇḍavat-pranāma expresses surrender of the ego before Pati (Shiva).
The verse outlines preparatory rites and entry into a consecrated maṇḍala—typical of Saguna Shiva worship where the devotee approaches the Linga or sanctified space only after purification and auspicious invocations.
Perform snāna and ācamana, receive/recite svastyayana (protective auspicious mantras), enter the worship maṇḍala, and offer daṇḍavat-pranāma—then proceed to mantra-japa or pūjā with steadiness and devotion.