Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
उपगम्य गुरुं विप्रमाचार्यं तत्त्ववेदिनम् । जापितं सद्गुणोपेतं ध्यानयोगपरायणम् । तोषयेत्तं प्रयत्नेन भावशुद्धिसमन्वितः । वाचा च मनसा चैव कायेन द्रविणेन च
upagamya guruṃ vipramācāryaṃ tattvavedinam | jāpitaṃ sadguṇopetaṃ dhyānayogaparāyaṇam | toṣayettaṃ prayatnena bhāvaśuddhisamanvitaḥ | vācā ca manasā caiva kāyena draviṇena ca
Lumapit sa guru—isang ganap na brāhmaṇa ācārya na nakakabatid ng tattva—dapat pagsikapan ng alagad na pasayahin siya: ang gurong matatag sa japa, puspos ng mararangal na katangian, at nakatuon sa yoga ng pagninilay. Taglay ang kalinisan ng loob, paglingkuran at bigyang-lugod siya nang masikap—sa salita, sa isip, sa gawa ng katawan, at sa mga handog na yaman.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that progress in Shaiva sadhana depends on approaching a true tattva-knowing guru and pleasing him with sincere inner purity, because the guru transmits right knowledge and disciplines the seeker in japa and meditation toward liberation.
In the Shiva Purana, correct Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva upasana are learned through an acharya grounded in mantra-japa and dhyana; serving such a guru safeguards the rites from ego and turns external worship into inward devotion aligned with Shiva-tattva.
The verse highlights japa and dhyana-yoga under a qualified guru, along with guru-seva expressed through respectful speech, mental reverence, physical service, and appropriate offerings.