Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 1
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
उपमन्युरुवाच । प्रोक्षयेन्मूलमंत्रेण पूजास्थानं विशुद्धये । गन्धचन्दनतोयेन पुष्पं तत्र विनिक्षिपेत्
upamanyuruvāca | prokṣayenmūlamaṃtreṇa pūjāsthānaṃ viśuddhaye | gandhacandanatoyena puṣpaṃ tatra vinikṣipet
Upamanyu nói: “Để thanh tịnh nơi thờ phụng, hãy rảy nước trong khi trì tụng căn bản chân ngôn. Rồi dùng nước ướp hương và đàn hương, đặt một đóa hoa tại đó.”
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that outer purification (sprinkling the worship space) is joined to inner sanctification through mantra, aligning the devotee and the altar-space for Shiva’s presence in a pure, sattvic mode of worship.
Before offering to the Shiva-linga (Saguna worship), the worship area is ritually purified with mantra and fragrant sandalwater, establishing a consecrated environment suitable for upacāras like flowers and gandha.
Perform mantra-prokṣaṇa (sprinkling with sanctified water while repeating the mūla-mantra) and then offer a flower with scented sandalwater—simple, focused steps that steady the mind in devotional attention.