Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15
नैमित्तिकविधिक्रमः
Occasional Rites and Their Procedure
उत्पाते वाशुभेन्यस्मिन्रोगे वा प्रबले ऽथ वा । स्नानपूजाजपध्यानहोमदानादिकाः क्रियः
utpāte vāśubhenyasminroge vā prabale 'tha vā | snānapūjājapadhyānahomadānādikāḥ kriyaḥ
เมื่อเกิดอุตปาตะหรือลางอัปมงคลอื่นใด หรือเมื่อโรคร้ายกำเริบ พึงปฏิบัติกิจศักดิ์สิทธิ์ เช่น สรงน้ำชำระ บูชา สวดมนต์ (ชปะ) ภาวนา โหมะ และทาน เป็นต้น.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva as the supreme healer who removes roga (disease) and doṣa; the verse’s emphasis on severe illness and remedial disciplines resonates with the Vaidyanātha (healing) jyotirliṅga tradition, where devotion and ritual purity are sought for relief and spiritual uplift.
Significance: Sought for healing, removal of afflictions, and restoration of auspiciousness through Śiva’s grace; encourages combining ritual action with ethical and mental purification.
Mantra: oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā'mṛtāt ||
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
Offering: dhupa
Cosmic Event: utpāta (inauspicious portent)
FAQs
It teaches that adversity—omens or serious illness—should be met with purifying Shaiva disciplines (snāna, pūjā, japa, dhyāna, homa, dāna) that reduce karmic impurities and strengthen devotion to Pati (Shiva), loosening the bonds (pāśa) on the soul (paśu).
The listed practices are standard supports for Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa and offerings—through which the devotee seeks Shiva’s grace while also cultivating inner purification via meditation.
A practical takeaway is daily snāna followed by Shiva-pūjā, Panchakshara mantra japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), brief dhyāna on Shiva, and—when possible—homa and dāna as acts of purification and merit.