Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
अनिरुद्धं दक्षिणतः प्रद्युम्नं पश्चिमे ततः । सौम्ये संकर्षणं पश्चाद्व्यत्यस्तौ वा यजेदिमौ
aniruddhaṃ dakṣiṇataḥ pradyumnaṃ paścime tataḥ | saumye saṃkarṣaṇaṃ paścādvyatyastau vā yajedimau
جنوب میں انیرُدھ کی، پھر مغرب میں پردیومن کی پوجا کرے۔ اس کے بعد سَومیَہ (شمال) سمت میں سنکرشن کی پوجا کرے؛ یا ان دونوں کی پوجا الٹے ترتیب سے بھی کر سکتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches niyama (disciplined order) in worship: arranging divine forms by direction steadies attention, purifies intention, and supports the devotee’s movement from outer ritual (saguna upasana) toward inner clarity that culminates in Shiva-realization.
Directional worship is part of saguna-vidhi—honoring manifest forms around the sanctum. In Shaiva practice, such ordered reverence can be performed as subsidiary worship (parivara/avaranapuja) supporting the central focus on Shiva or the Shiva-linga.
Perform orderly puja by directions (dik-krama): place/visualize the named forms in their prescribed quarters, offer upacharas, and maintain steady japa—such as the Panchakshara mantra—while keeping the mind aligned with purity and devotion.