अग्निकार्य-होमविधिः
Agnikārya and Homa Procedure
प्रक्षाल्य तापयेत्पात्रं प्रोक्षयेदन्यदंभसा । स्वसूत्रोक्तप्रकारेण कुण्डादौ विल्लिखेत्ततः
prakṣālya tāpayetpātraṃ prokṣayedanyadaṃbhasā | svasūtroktaprakāreṇa kuṇḍādau villikhettataḥ
Sau khi rửa sạch pháp khí (pātra), hãy nung nóng rồi rảy (prokṣaṇa) bằng thứ nước thanh tịnh khác. Kế đó, theo cách thức được dạy trong nghi sūtra của chính mình, hãy kẻ vạch/định hình các đường nét cần thiết trong kuṇḍa và các khu vực nghi lễ liên quan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
It teaches that disciplined outer purity—washing, heating, and sprinkling the worship-vessel and preparing the ritual space—supports inner purity (śuddhi) and steadiness of mind, making the devotee fit for Śiva-upāsanā and grace (anugraha).
Linga worship emphasizes śuddha-upacāra (pure offerings). This verse establishes the preparatory purification of utensils and the correct layout of the ritual area so that offerings to Saguna Śiva (as the Linga) are made in a consecrated, rule-aligned manner.
A practical rite of purification (prokṣaṇa) and orderly kunda/altar marking as per one’s sūtra—performed with mindful attention—serving as a meditative preparation before mantra-japa and formal Śiva-pūjā.