Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
ततस्तत्पात्रमुद्धृत्य लिंगादेरुपरि क्रमात् । त्रिः प्रदक्षिणयोगेन भ्रामयेन्मूलविद्यया
tatastatpātramuddhṛtya liṃgāderupari kramāt | triḥ pradakṣiṇayogena bhrāmayenmūlavidyayā
Pagkatapos, buhatin ang sisidlang iyon at, ayon sa wastong ayos, igalaw ito sa ibabaw ng Liṅga at ng iba pang banal na bagay. Kaakibat ng disiplina ng pradakṣiṇā (pag-ikot pakanan), paikutin ito nang tatlong ulit habang binibigkas ang mūla-mantra, upang mapabanal ang gawain sa kapangyarihan ng mantra ni Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse gives a general āgama-aligned procedure of liṅga-pūjā where the upacāra-vessel is ritually ‘made to circle’ the liṅga with mantra, mirroring temple consecration etiquette.
Significance: Establishes correct paddhati (krama) and mantra-sambandha in worship; said to make the offering ‘fit’ (yogya) and to align the worshipper with Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual becomes spiritually effective when aligned with inner mantra-power: the devotee sanctifies action through ordered movement, reverence (pradakṣiṇā), and the mūla-mantra, directing the mind toward Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord.
The Liṅga is treated as the sacred focal form (saguṇa upāsanā) through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva; moving the vessel above the Liṅga and circumambulating affirms devotion, consecration, and the ritual recognition of Śiva’s presence.
Perform three clockwise revolutions (pradakṣiṇā-yoga) of the ritual vessel over/around the Liṅga while reciting the root-mantra (commonly aligned with Śiva’s mantra tradition, such as the Pañcākṣarī), keeping attention steady and reverent.