Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2
साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन
Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka
संपूज्य मंडले देवं स्थाप्य कुम्भे च पूर्ववत् । हुत्वा शिष्यमनुष्णीषं प्रापयेद्भुवि मंडले
saṃpūjya maṃḍale devaṃ sthāpya kumbhe ca pūrvavat | hutvā śiṣyamanuṣṇīṣaṃ prāpayedbhuvi maṃḍale
మండలంలో దేవుని యథావిధిగా పూజించి, ముందుగా చెప్పినట్లే కుంభంలో స్థాపించి, ఆచార్యుడు హోమం చేయాలి; తరువాత శిష్యుని శిరోవస్త్రం లేకుండా భూమిపై ఉన్న మండలంలో ప్రవేశింపజేసి కూర్చోబెట్టాలి.
Suta Goswami (narrating Vāyavīya teachings to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: rudram
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It presents the disciplined sequence of Śaiva worship—maṇḍala-pūjā, kumbha-sthāpana, and homa—showing that approaching Śiva is done through purity, order, and guru-guided initiation, aligning the individual soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).
The Lord is ritually invoked and ‘installed’ for worship through a consecrated support (kumbha) and the maṇḍala, reflecting Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through sanctified forms and prescribed rites that prepare the mind for deeper realization.
It indicates a dīkṣā-style procedure: worship in a maṇḍala, kumbha consecration, homa, and the disciple’s formal entry and seating—emphasizing humility (bareheaded), readiness for mantra-discipline, and focused participation in Śaiva ritual.