Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
ततश्शिवेन सम्प्रोक्ष्य शिष्यं शिरसि पूर्ववत् । विलयं शांत्यतीतायाः शक्तितत्त्वे ऽथ चिंतयेत्
tataśśivena samprokṣya śiṣyaṃ śirasi pūrvavat | vilayaṃ śāṃtyatītāyāḥ śaktitattve 'tha ciṃtayet
จากนั้นอาจารย์พรมน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์บนศีรษะศิษย์ดังเดิมด้วยอานุภาพแห่งพระศิวะ แล้วเจริญภาวนาถึงการสลายแห่งชีวะและพันธนาการให้หลอมรวมในตัตตวะแห่งศักติซึ่งเหนือแม้ความสงบ (ศานติ)
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Inner dissolution (laya) of limited individuality and bonds into Śakti-tattva ‘beyond śānti’ (śāntyatītā).
FAQs
It outlines a Shaiva initiatory movement: purification of the disciple and contemplative absorption where the soul’s limiting bonds (pāśa) are dissolved by grace into Śakti-tattva, pointing to liberation under Pati (Śiva).
The sprinkling “with Śiva” reflects Saguna upāsanā through consecration and mantra-śakti; from that ritual support, the practitioner is guided inward toward subtle contemplation of Śakti and the transcendence that the Liṅga ultimately signifies.
A dīkṣā-like consecration by sprinkling the disciple’s head, followed by laya-dhyāna: meditating on dissolution into Śakti-tattva beyond the ordinary peace-state—an inner practice aligned with Shaiva yoga.