Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
कृत्वा शिवानलैर्होमं प्रारभेत्यथा पुरा । यदर्धं पायसं पूर्वं होमार्थं परिकल्पितम्
kṛtvā śivānalairhomaṃ prārabhetyathā purā | yadardhaṃ pāyasaṃ pūrvaṃ homārthaṃ parikalpitam
เมื่อบูชาโหมะลงในไฟศิวะแล้ว จึงดำเนินพิธีต่อไปดังที่เคยทำมา ส่วนพายาสะที่กันไว้ก่อนหน้านี้ครึ่งหนึ่ง ให้ใช้เพื่อการโหมะตามกำหนด.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, rule-based Śiva-upāsanā: offerings are not random but consecrated and apportioned, so the devotee’s intention (bhakti) is carried through correct ritual order, purifying the mind for Śiva’s grace.
The ‘Śiva-fire’ and homa are external supports for saguna worship—visible acts that focus devotion toward Śiva. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such karmic worship, when done with right understanding, becomes a means for inner purification leading toward realization of Pati (Śiva).
It points to performing Śiva-homa with a properly consecrated fire and using a pre-designated naivedya portion (pāyasa) as āhuti. Practically, it implies maintaining purity, following sequence, and mentally offering the act to Śiva—often alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).