Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
चतुर्थावरणं ध्यात्वा बहिस्तस्य समर्चयेत् । भानुः पूर्वदले पूज्यो दक्षिणे चतुराननः
caturthāvaraṇaṃ dhyātvā bahistasya samarcayet | bhānuḥ pūrvadale pūjyo dakṣiṇe caturānanaḥ
چوتھے آوَرَن کا دھیان کرکے اس کی بیرونی جانب باقاعدہ پوجا کرے۔ مشرقی پنکھڑی میں بھانو (سورج) اور جنوبی پنکھڑی میں چتورانن (برہما) کی پوجا ہو۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship is both inner (dhyāna of the āvaraṇa) and outer (samarcana), integrating contemplation with ordered ritual so the mind becomes fit to approach Pati (Śiva) beyond the bonds (pāśa).
The āvaraṇa-pūjā is a Saguna method: deities like Sūrya and Brahmā are honored in prescribed directions as attendants within Śiva’s sacred field, culminating in steadiness of devotion toward the Liṅga as the central focus.
Meditate on the fourth enclosure of the maṇḍala, then perform external worship by offering to the directional/petal deities—specifically honoring Bhānu in the east and Caturānana in the south—typically alongside mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī) in a structured pūjā sequence.