Adhyaya 74
शिवपूजाकथनम् (Śiva-pūjā-kathana) — The Exposition of Śiva Worship
本章在结束前一段太阳崇拜之后，呈现自在天（Īśvara）对湿婆礼拜（Śiva-pūjā）的教示，次第严整：先行净口（ācamana），以圣音（praṇava）加持之供水（arghya），以“astra之水”（astrāmbu）洒净门槛，并礼敬门卫与相关神祇（Gaṇa、Sarasvatī、Lakṣmī；Nandī、Gaṅgā；Mahākāla、Yamunā）。行者依规定身法入坛（以足跟击地、跨越门槛、右足先入、左门柱扶持），于优昙婆罗柱（udumbara）安置护持之astra，并在中央礼拜宅神之主梵天（Vāstu-adhipati Brahmā）。继而陈设水器与供具，修行众元素净化（bhūtaśuddhi）及细密瑜伽法（prāṇāyāma、granthi-bheda、dvādaśānta、观bindu），以坛城观想与种子真言（bīja-mantra）净化地、水、火、风、空五大，并建立“心座”以迎请。随后行sakalīkaraṇa与护法措施（astra结界、śakti-net、mahāmudrā），进入心莲内供湿婆，并外备arghya、法器与林伽（liṅga）净治。章中详述五面十臂湿婆之形相观、mūla/śiras/śikhā/kavaca/astra诸真言的nyāsa安置，以及完整upacāra供养次第，含以多种物质依次灌顶（abhiṣeka）。末以āratī灯供、bhoga食供、japa回向、赞颂、绕行（pradakṣiṇā）、向八相湿婆（Aṣṭamūrti Śiva）作八支顶礼，并以禅观与诸象征形态（火等）续行供奉。
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Frequently Asked Questions
Three right-heel strikes on the ground, stepping over the threshold, entering supported by the left doorpost, and entering with the right foot; followed by astra installation on the udumbara and central worship.
Gaṇa, Sarasvatī, Lakṣmī (upper udumbara position), Nandī and Gaṅgā on the right, and Mahākāla with Yamunā are also beheld/considered in the early protective sequence.
It prescribes bhūtaśuddhi, prāṇāyāma (recaka–pūraka–kumbhaka), granthi-bheda, dvādaśānta and bindu contemplation, then transitions into nyāsa, āvāhana, and upacāra offerings.
Washing the pedestal and liṅga with astra-water, then sprinkling with arghya-vessel water while using the Hṛd-mantra—this procedure is explicitly named liṅga purification.
Gentle bathing with arghya-water and flower-scented water, followed successively by milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar, and related substances, with mantra-consecrated materials and mūla-mantra bathing.
Astra-mantra perimeter protection, casting a śakti-net above and below, displaying mahāmudrā, using kavaca/varma, and repeated sprinkling/consecration of implements with astrāmbu and hṛd-mantra.