Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59
सर्गविभागवर्णनम्
Classification of Creation: the Nine Sargas and the Streams of Beings
अग्निष्टोमं च यज्ञानां निर्ममे प्रथमान्मुखात् । यजूंषि त्रैष्टुभं छंदःस्तोमं पञ्चदशं तथा । बृहत्साम तथोक्थं च दक्षिणादसृजन्मुखात् । सामानि जगतीछंदः स्तोमं सप्तदशं तथा
agniṣṭomaṃ ca yajñānāṃ nirmame prathamānmukhāt | yajūṃṣi traiṣṭubhaṃ chaṃdaḥstomaṃ pañcadaśaṃ tathā | bṛhatsāma tathokthaṃ ca dakṣiṇādasṛjanmukhāt | sāmāni jagatīchaṃdaḥ stomaṃ saptadaśaṃ tathā
اپنے اولین منہ سے اس نے یجّیوں میں سب سے پہلا اگنِشٹوم بنایا؛ اور یجُس کے منتر، تریشٹُبھ چھند اور پندرہ گنا ستوم بھی ظاہر کیے۔ اپنے دائیں منہ سے اس نے بُرہت سام اور اُکتھ پیدا کیے؛ اور اسی طرح سام گان، جگتی چھند اور سترہ گنا ستوم بھی سُرجے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
FAQs
It presents the sacred order of Vedic yajña—metres, chants, and stomas—as a manifested structure of dharma. In a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, such ordered ritual supports purification of the pashu (bound soul) and prepares the mind for higher Shiva-knowledge, where outer sacrifice matures into inner offering.
Although it speaks in Vedic-ritual language, the Shiva Purana commonly frames Vedic rites as valid supports that culminate in devotion to Saguna Shiva. The Linga-worship becomes the inward, concentrated form of yajña—offering breath, thought, and mantra—leading the devotee from ritual merit toward Shiva’s grace.
The takeaway is disciplined, rule-based worship: perform offerings with mantra and rhythm (chandas) and then internalize the yajña through japa and dhyāna. Practically, one may pair daily Shiva-puja with Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as the inner stoma—steady repetition that purifies and centers the mind.