Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
एवं त्र्यावरणैः साक्षाद्विश्वाख्यां परमं हरिम् । महाविष्णुं सदाविष्णुं मूर्तीकृत्य समर्चयेत्
evaṃ tryāvaraṇaiḥ sākṣādviśvākhyāṃ paramaṃ harim | mahāviṣṇuṃ sadāviṣṇuṃ mūrtīkṛtya samarcayet
یوں تین آورنوں کے ذریعے ساکشات ‘وِشو’ نام والے پرم ہری—مہا وِشنو، سدا وِشنو—کو مُورت روپ میں قائم کر کے باقاعدہ پوجا کرے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; this is the culmination of the āvaraṇa scheme: through three enclosures one worships Mahāviṣṇu (‘Viśva’), indicating a harmonized pantheon within a Śaiva ritual architecture.
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that devotion becomes “direct” (sākṣāt) when worship is structured and complete—symbolized by three āvaraṇas—so the deity is approached as the all-pervading reality, not merely an external image.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, saguna worship is a valid means (upāya): concentric āvaraṇa-pūjā trains the mind to move from outer forms to inner presence, culminating in recognition of the Supreme who pervades the universe—an approach harmonious with Liṅga-arcana and graded worship.
Perform arcana using a three-tiered (try-āvaraṇa) method—worshiping in successive enclosures—while contemplating the deity as immediately present (sākṣāt) and all-pervading; this can be paired with japa and inward recollection during pūjā.