Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 4
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
सम्यक्कृताधिकारः स्यात्पूजादिषु नरो यतः । संस्कारः कथ्यते तेन षडध्वपरिशोधनम्
samyakkṛtādhikāraḥ syātpūjādiṣu naro yataḥ | saṃskāraḥ kathyate tena ṣaḍadhvapariśodhanam
Vì nhờ đó con người trở nên đủ tư cách đúng đắn để cử hành việc thờ phụng và các nghi lễ liên hệ, nên sự gia trì thanh tịnh ấy được dạy là sự tẩy sạch “sáu con đường” (ṣaḍ-adhvan)—pháp môn của Shaiva Siddhānta khiến hành giả xứng hợp để phụng thờ Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Defines saṃskāra as that which grants adhikāra for pūjā and purifies the ṣaḍ-adhvan; for pilgrims/initiates, this is the doctrinal basis for becoming ‘fit’ to approach Śiva in temple worship.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It states that true fitness for Shiva-worship is not merely social or external; it arises from saṃskāra (consecratory purification) that refines the practitioner’s inner pathways of experience, aligning the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) by loosening impurity and bondage (pāśa).
Linga-puja is most fruitful when performed with proper adhikāra (eligibility). The verse teaches that eligibility is produced through purification (ṣaḍadhva-pariśodhana), so the devotee approaches Saguna Shiva with a sanctified body-mind and a Shaiva orientation, not as a mere ritual act.
It points to saṃskāra/dīkṣā-style purification prior to puja—practically expressed through disciplined preparatory observances such as mantra-japa (especially Shaiva mantras), ritual purity, and consecratory rites that make one fit for formal Shiva worship.