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
پھر اس برتن کو اٹھا کر لِنگ وغیرہ مقدس اشیا کے اوپر ترتیب سے گھمائے۔ دائیں جانب طواف کے آداب کے ساتھ، مول منتر کا جپ کرتے ہوئے اسے تین بار گردش دے۔
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.