Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 6
शिवाचार्याभिषेकविधिः / Rite of Consecrating a Śiva-Teacher (Śivācārya Abhiṣeka)
ततः संपूज्य देवेशमनुज्ञाप्य च पूर्ववत् । अभिषेकाय तं शिष्यमासनं त्वधिरोहयेत्
tataḥ saṃpūjya deveśamanujñāpya ca pūrvavat | abhiṣekāya taṃ śiṣyamāsanaṃ tvadhirohayet
Sau đó, sau khi cung kính phụng thờ Đấng Chúa tể của chư thiên và như trước đã xin được Thánh ý cho phép, vị đạo sư nên đặt người đệ tử ấy ngồi lên pháp tòa nghi lễ để cử hành lễ quán đảnh (abhiṣeka).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It emphasizes that Shaiva rites begin with reverent worship and the Lord’s sanction; initiation is not mere technique but a grace-aligned act where the disciple is prepared to receive Śiva’s purifying power through abhiṣeka.
By worshipping the ‘Deveśa’ before the rite, the procedure centers on Saguna Śiva—commonly approached through the Liṅga—so that the consecration is performed as an offering and invocation of Śiva’s presence.
It indicates a formal abhiṣeka connected with dīkṣā: worship first, then seating the disciple on an āsana for consecration—typically accompanied by mantra-japa (often the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as per Shaiva ritual context.