Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
आवाहयेत्ततो देव्या शिवं परमकारणम् । शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं देवं निश्चलमक्षरम्
āvāhayettato devyā śivaṃ paramakāraṇam | śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ devaṃ niścalamakṣaram
แล้วพระเทวีพึงอัญเชิญพระศิวะ ผู้เป็นเหตุสูงสุด—เพ่งภาวนาพระองค์ให้สว่างดุจผลึกบริสุทธิ์ เป็นเทวะผู้มั่นคงไม่หวั่นไหว และอมตะไม่เสื่อมสลาย।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific jyotirliṅga passage; it gives a dhyāna-lakṣaṇa: Śiva as paramakāraṇa, crystal-radiant, niścalākṣara—used across temples and household worship.
Significance: Teaches the inner act that empowers outer worship: āvāhana with correct visualization yields darśana and grace (anugraha).
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that true worship begins with inner invocation (āvāhana) of Śiva as the Paramakāraṇa—beyond change—recognized as the imperishable (akṣara) reality who grants liberation.
Even when Śiva is worshiped in a saguna form (such as the Liṅga in pūjā), the devotee is instructed to contemplate His nirvikāra nature—pure, steady, and undecaying—so the outer rite is united with inner realization.
Practice dhyāna during pūjā: invoke Śiva mentally and visualize Him as crystal-pure and motionless; this becomes the inner foundation for mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī) and subsequent offerings.