Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
ब्रह्माणमर्चयेत्पश्चात्त्रिभिरावरणैः सहः । हिरण्यगर्भं पूर्वस्यां विराजं दक्षिणे ततः
brahmāṇamarcayetpaścāttribhirāvaraṇaiḥ sahaḥ | hiraṇyagarbhaṃ pūrvasyāṃ virājaṃ dakṣiṇe tataḥ
จากนั้นพร้อมด้วยอาวรณะทั้งสาม พึงบูชาพรหมา ในทิศตะวันออกพึงบูชาหิรัณยครรภะ แล้วในทิศใต้พึงบูชาวิราช
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-worship may be performed with an ordered, consecrated structure (āvaraṇas and directions), honoring cosmic principles like Brahmā, Hiraṇyagarbha, and Virāj as subordinate supports within a Shaiva framework where Shiva remains the supreme Pati.
In Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship, ancillary deities and cosmic powers are often placed in protective ‘enclosures’ around the main deity; this verse indicates that such honors are performed as part of the ritual mandala, without displacing Shiva as the central object of worship.
It suggests āvaraṇa-pūjā (worship through concentric ritual enclosures) with directional placement—east for Hiraṇyagarbha and south for Virāj—performed as a preparatory or accompanying sequence to the main Shaiva worship, ideally alongside mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara).