Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
हुत्वा शिष्यस्य तच्छेषं भोक्तुं समुपकल्पयेत् । तर्पणांतं च मंत्राणां कृत्वा कर्म यथा पुरा
hutvā śiṣyasya taccheṣaṃ bhoktuṃ samupakalpayet | tarpaṇāṃtaṃ ca maṃtrāṇāṃ kṛtvā karma yathā purā
供献既毕，当安排弟子享用所余（作为圣赐之物 prāsāda）。并在诵行诸真言、连同以终结奠水（tarpaṇa）作结之后，应依旧例、按所传仪则如前完成此法。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined completion of worship: offerings, mantra-recitation, and tarpaṇa culminate in sanctified remainder (prasāda), reflecting Shaiva Siddhanta’s stress on right action (kriyā) performed as an aid to grace and purification.
In Saguna Shiva worship, rites like homa and mantra-japa are performed as service (sevā) to Lord Shiva; the properly concluded ritual and reverent reception of the remainder reinforce the devotee’s relationship with Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who sanctifies the act and the worshipper.
It points to a complete arc of practice: homa/offerings, mantra performance up to the tarpaṇa conclusion, and respectful distribution/consumption of the consecrated remainder—an instruction in orderly, tradition-aligned Shiva-pūjā.