Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
ततस्तत्पात्रमुद्धृत्य लिंगादेरुपरि क्रमात् । त्रिः प्रदक्षिणयोगेन भ्रामयेन्मूलविद्यया
tatastatpātramuddhṛtya liṃgāderupari kramāt | triḥ pradakṣiṇayogena bhrāmayenmūlavidyayā
Rồi nâng bình ấy lên, theo thứ tự mà xoay chuyển phía trên Liṅga và các pháp khí thánh khác. Hợp nhất với kỷ luật pradakṣiṇā (nhiễu phải), hãy xoay ba vòng, đồng thời trì tụng mūla-vidyā (chân ngôn căn bản), để hành tác được gia trì bởi uy lực thần chú của Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse gives a general āgama-aligned procedure of liṅga-pūjā where the upacāra-vessel is ritually ‘made to circle’ the liṅga with mantra, mirroring temple consecration etiquette.
Significance: Establishes correct paddhati (krama) and mantra-sambandha in worship; said to make the offering ‘fit’ (yogya) and to align the worshipper with Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It teaches that outer ritual becomes spiritually effective when aligned with inner mantra-power: the devotee sanctifies action through ordered movement, reverence (pradakṣiṇā), and the mūla-mantra, directing the mind toward Pati (Śiva) as the liberating Lord.
The Liṅga is treated as the sacred focal form (saguṇa upāsanā) through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva; moving the vessel above the Liṅga and circumambulating affirms devotion, consecration, and the ritual recognition of Śiva’s presence.
Perform three clockwise revolutions (pradakṣiṇā-yoga) of the ritual vessel over/around the Liṅga while reciting the root-mantra (commonly aligned with Śiva’s mantra tradition, such as the Pañcākṣarī), keeping attention steady and reverent.