द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
इत्थमावरणाभ्यर्चां कृत्वाविक्षेपशांतये । पुनरभ्यर्च्य देवेशं पक्त्वाक्षरमुदीरयेत्
itthamāvaraṇābhyarcāṃ kṛtvāvikṣepaśāṃtaye | punarabhyarcya deveśaṃ paktvākṣaramudīrayet
Như vậy, sau khi cử hành lễ Ávaraṇa-pūjā để dập tắt sự tán loạn của tâm, hành giả nên lại thờ phụng Đấng Chúa của chư thiên; rồi, khi đã an trú vững chắc âm tiết thánh trong tâm, hãy xướng tụng âm tiết của thần chú.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Āvaraṇa-pūjā is presented as a practical means to quiet vikṣepa (mental scattering), enabling focused approach to the Lord—an inner pilgrimage from distraction to one-pointedness.
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
It teaches that steadiness of mind (vikṣepa-śānti) is essential for fruitful Śiva-upāsanā: outer ritual order (āvaraṇa-pūjā) supports inner concentration, culminating in mantra-recitation directed to Pati (Śiva) as liberator.
Āvaraṇa-pūjā and repeated worship indicate a structured saguna approach—honoring Śiva and His attendant powers—so the devotee’s mind becomes fit to abide in the Liṅga as the living presence of the Lord.
Perform āvaraṇa worship to settle distraction, then re-offer worship to Deveśa and recite the sacred syllable/mantra with a firmly fixed mind—practically, a pūjā followed by japa (often aligned with the Pañcākṣarī, “Namaḥ Śivāya”).