Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
मंत्रैरेकैकशस्तैस्तु विचिन्त्या दीप्तमूर्तयः । त्रिगुणं त्रिगुणी कृत्य द्विजकन्याकृतं सितम्
maṃtrairekaikaśastaistu vicintyā dīptamūrtayaḥ | triguṇaṃ triguṇī kṛtya dvijakanyākṛtaṃ sitam
ให้ภาวนาถึงรูปอันรุ่งเรืองด้วยมนตร์แต่ละบท โดยสวดซ้ำบทละหนึ่งร้อยครั้ง แล้วทำส่วนสามเท่าให้เป็นสามเท่าอีกชั้นหนึ่ง จากนั้นใช้วัตถุสีขาวอันบริสุทธิ์ซึ่งจัดเตรียมโดยกุลธิดาพราหมณ์
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It emphasizes that Shiva-worship becomes spiritually effective when mantra-japa is joined with dhyāna (contemplation of the Lord’s radiant form) and performed with purity and disciplined measures, aligning the devotee (paśu) toward Pati (Shiva) by loosening inner bonds (pāśa).
The instruction to contemplate “radiant forms” and apply a pure white sacred substance points to Saguna upāsanā—worshipping Shiva through tangible supports such as the Liṅga, mantra, and consecrated materials (commonly associated with bhasma and ritual purity).
Repeat each prescribed mantra one hundred times while meditating on Shiva’s luminous form, then perform the offering in a threefold/triple measure, using a purified white sacred substance (commonly understood in Shaiva practice as bhasma-like purity material) prepared under strict purity conditions.