Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 54
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
तथैव तु गुणानेव पुनरस्योपपादयेत् । सर्वज्ञातां तथा तृप्तिं बोधं चाद्यन्तवर्जितम्
tathaiva tu guṇāneva punarasyopapādayet | sarvajñātāṃ tathā tṛptiṃ bodhaṃ cādyantavarjitam
Cũng vậy, hành giả nên một lần nữa xác lập trong nhận thức chính các thuộc tính của Ngài: tính toàn tri, sự viên mãn trọn đủ (tṛpti), và giác tri (bodha) không khởi đầu cũng không cùng tận.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It directs the seeker to contemplate Shiva’s essential nature—omniscient, perfectly complete, and pure consciousness beyond time—so the mind turns from the limited self (paśu) toward the eternal Lord (Pati), which supports liberation.
Linga-worship begins with form (saguṇa) as a support for meditation, but this verse points to the Linga’s inner truth: Shiva is beginningless and endless consciousness. The outer worship matures into inner recognition of His limitless bodha.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna during japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), mentally affirming these three contemplations—Shiva’s omniscience, perfect fullness, and beginningless-endless awareness—while maintaining purity through bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and steady attention.