Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 13
सत्रप्रवृत्तिः — वायोः आगमनं च
Commencement of the Satra and the Arrival of Vāyu
कच्चिदभ्यर्च्य युष्माभिर्विधिरासीत्स्वनुष्ठितः । निवृत्ते च महासत्रे पश्चात्किं वश्चिकीर्षितम्
kaccidabhyarcya yuṣmābhirvidhirāsītsvanuṣṭhitaḥ | nivṛtte ca mahāsatre paścātkiṃ vaścikīrṣitam
“Các ông đã cung kính thờ phụng và thực hành đúng đắn các nghi thức theo quy định chăng? Và nay khi đại hội tế lễ (mahāsatra) đã kết thúc, các ông dự định sẽ làm gì tiếp theo?”
Suta Goswami (narrative voice in the Purana, addressing the assembled sages)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined completion of prescribed worship and rites, then turning the mind toward the next purposeful step—ideally deeper Shaiva devotion and pursuit of liberation under Pati (Shiva), not mere ritual completion.
By asking whether worship was properly performed, the verse reflects the Purana’s stress on correct, reverent observance (vidhi) in Saguna worship—such as Linga-arcana—so that ritual becomes a vehicle for grace and inner purification.
The takeaway is adherence to vidhi in worship—regular arcana with purity and attention—followed by continued sadhana such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the ‘what next’ beyond a completed rite.