Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 7
शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)
सकलीकृत्य तं पश्चात्कलापञ्चकरूपिणम् । न्यस्तमंत्रतनुं बद्ध्वा शिवं शिष्यं समर्पयेत्
sakalīkṛtya taṃ paścātkalāpañcakarūpiṇam | nyastamaṃtratanuṃ baddhvā śivaṃ śiṣyaṃ samarpayet
பின்பு அவனை முழுமையாக்கி—ஐந்து கலைகளின் வடிவமாக—மந்திரந்யாசத்தால் புனிதமான உடலுடைய சீடனை உறுதியாகக் கட்டி, அந்த மங்கள சீடனை சிவனுக்கு அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It describes the Shaiva initiatory principle that the bound soul (paśu) is ritually refined—made ‘complete’ through fivefold kalā discipline and mantra-nyāsa—and then surrendered to Śiva (Pati), indicating transfer from bondage (pāśa) toward grace-led liberation.
The act of ‘offering the disciple to Śiva’ aligns with Saguna Śiva worship where the initiate is placed under Śiva’s lordship through mantra and ritual order; the Linga becomes the focal support for this consecration, expressing Śiva’s accessible form while pointing to His transcendent reality.
It points to mantra-nyāsa (installing sacred mantras upon the body) as part of dīkṣā, followed by a formal samarpana (surrender/oblation) of oneself to Śiva—an inner vow of devotion and discipline grounded in mantra practice.