Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 85
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
इत्थं पूजां समाप्याथ देवं देवीं प्रणम्य च । भक्त्या मनस्समाधाय पश्चात्स्तोत्रमुदीरयेत्
itthaṃ pūjāṃ samāpyātha devaṃ devīṃ praṇamya ca | bhaktyā manassamādhāya paścātstotramudīrayet
ครั้นบูชาสำเร็จแล้ว จงนอบน้อมแด่เทพและเทวี จากนั้นตั้งจิตด้วยศรัทธาให้เป็นสมาธิ แล้วจึงสาธยายบทสโตตระสรรเสริญ
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed method of worship to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Models the orthodox closure of pūjā: praṇāma to Śiva and Devī, mental recollection (samādhāna), then stotra—seen as a grace-invoking completion (anugraha).
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual (pūjā) should culminate in inner devotion—bowing in humility and steadying the mind—so praise becomes a concentrated offering that refines the soul’s bond with Pati (Śiva) and loosens pasha (bondage).
It outlines the liturgical sequence common to Saguna worship: after completing the formal offerings to Śiva (often as the Liṅga) together with Devī, the devotee performs praṇāma and then recites a stotra, transforming ritual action into contemplative devotion.
After pūjā, perform praṇāma, then practice brief mental composure (manas-samādhāna/one-pointedness) and recite a Śiva-stotra with bhakti; the emphasis is on steady attention rather than additional materials like bhasma or rudrākṣa in this specific verse.