Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 40
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
अशस्ताशामुखे तस्मिन्गुरुस्तद्दोषशांतये । शतमर्धं तदर्धं वाजुहुयान्मूलमन्त्रतः
aśastāśāmukhe tasmingurustaddoṣaśāṃtaye | śatamardhaṃ tadardhaṃ vājuhuyānmūlamantrataḥ
Nếu lúc ấy nghi lễ khởi sự khi quay về phương bất tường, thì bậc Guru, để dập yên lỗi ấy, nên dâng cúng hỏa tế theo mūla-mantra: một trăm lần, hoặc một nửa, hoặc lại một nửa của nửa ấy.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that mistakes in worship (doṣa) need not obstruct devotion when corrected through the Guru’s guidance and mantra-based expiation, reaffirming Shiva’s grace-oriented path in Shaiva Siddhanta.
Directional and procedural purity supports focused Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā), and the remedy prescribed—homa with the root mantra—restores the ritual’s alignment so the offering may properly reach Lord Shiva.
Doṣa-śānti through homa: offer 100 oblations (or 50, or 25) into the fire while reciting the mūlamantra under the Guru’s direction.