Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
प्रायश्चित्ताय जुहुयान्मंत्रयित्वाहुतित्रयम् । ततो होमविशिष्टेन घृतेनापूर्य वै स्रुचम्
prāyaścittāya juhuyānmaṃtrayitvāhutitrayam | tato homaviśiṣṭena ghṛtenāpūrya vai srucam
பிராயச்சித்தத்திற்காக மந்திரத்தால் புனிதப்படுத்தி அக்னியில் மூன்று ஆஹுதிகளை அளிக்க வேண்டும். பின்னர் ஹோமத்தால் விசேஷமாக சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்ட நெய்யால் ஸ்ருசை நிரப்பி விதியை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames prāyaścitta (expiation) as a Śaiva path of purification: the bound soul (paśu) reduces pāśa (bondage) through mantra-sanctified action and Śiva’s grace.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that impurities (pāśa) are loosened through disciplined prayāścitta—mantra-guided offerings that purify the devotee’s intention and restore alignment with Shiva (Pati) as the inner witness of all rites.
Although it describes a Vedic-style homa, the act is ultimately an offering to Shiva as Saguna—approached through mantra and sacred fire—preparing the devotee for steadier Linga-worship by cleansing faults and renewing śiva-bhakti.
A brief prayāścitta homa: chant the appropriate mantra, offer three oblations, then continue using ghee sanctified by the rite—emphasizing mantra-smarana and purity of offering as the core discipline.