Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 31
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
ऐशानादिषु विन्यस्य द्वितीयावरणे यजेत् । सोममंगारकं चैव बुधं बुद्धिमतां वरम्
aiśānādiṣu vinyasya dvitīyāvaraṇe yajet | somamaṃgārakaṃ caiva budhaṃ buddhimatāṃ varam
Sau khi an vị các vị ấy ở các phương bắt đầu từ Īśāna, hành giả cũng nên lễ bái trong vòng bao thứ hai: Soma (Mặt Trăng), Maṅgāraka (Hỏa Tinh) và Budha (Thủy Tinh), bậc tối thắng trong hàng trí giả—làm quyến thuộc hộ trì trong mạn-đà-la thiêng của Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that even cosmic forces like the grahas are to be approached as subordinate powers within Śiva’s sacred order—when worship is Shiva-centered, planetary influences are harmonized rather than feared, supporting clarity, devotion, and steadiness on the path to liberation.
The verse presumes a ritual maṇḍala with enclosures (āvaraṇas) around the central deity—typical of Saguna Śiva/Śiva-liṅga worship—where attendants and cosmic deities are honored in their proper stations while Śiva remains the supreme focus (Pati).
It suggests āvaraṇa-pūjā: placing (vinyāsa) deities in specific directions starting from Īśāna and worshipping them in the second enclosure—practically done alongside Shiva mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) to keep the mind aligned with Śiva while performing the directional offerings.