संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्
Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala
एवं मण्डलमालिख्य नियतात्मा यतिस्स्वतः । सौरपूजां प्रकुर्वीत स हि तद्वस्तुतत्परः
evaṃ maṇḍalamālikhya niyatātmā yatissvataḥ | saurapūjāṃ prakurvīta sa hi tadvastutatparaḥ
یوں مَنڈل بنا کر، ضبطِ نفس والا یتی خود سورَی پوجا کرے؛ کیونکہ وہ اسی تَتّو (حقیقت) میں یکسو ہو جاتا ہے جس کی یہ رسم نشان دہی کرتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Offering: pushpa
It teaches that correct outer ritual (drawing the maṇḍala and performing worship) must be joined with inner restraint; then the practitioner’s attention turns from mere form to tattva—Reality—leading toward Shaiva liberation (moksha) through purified awareness.
Although the verse mentions Sūrya-worship, the Shaiva Siddhanta reading treats such worship as a disciplined, saguna support that trains the mind to recognize the deeper principle behind all divine forms—ultimately fulfilled in devotion to Pati (Shiva) as the supreme Reality.
A structured sādhana: draw a consecrated maṇḍala, maintain niyama (self-restraint), and perform focused pūjā with contemplative intent—using the rite to steady the mind on the underlying tattva rather than on external display.