Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
शिवाश्रम-नित्यनैमित्तिककर्मविधिः / Śaiva Āśrama-Duties: Daily and Occasional Rites
Morning Purity & Bath Procedure
कृत्वा शिरसि तत्पात्रं दद्यादर्घ्यं शिवाय तत् । अथवांजलिना तोयं सदर्भं मूलविद्यया
kṛtvā śirasi tatpātraṃ dadyādarghyaṃ śivāya tat | athavāṃjalinā toyaṃ sadarbhaṃ mūlavidyayā
将那器皿恭敬顶于头上，当以此阿尔伽（arghya）奉献于主湿婆。或以双手掬水，连同圣达尔婆草（darbha）一并供献，并以根本真言加持净化。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: Arghya-offering signifies self-surrender (ātma-samarpaṇa) and honoring the Pati; the option of añjali-toya underscores accessibility of Śiva’s grace beyond material capacity.
Mantra: (mūla-vidyā implied) oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
It teaches that even a simple water-offering becomes spiritually potent when done with reverence (placing the vessel to the head) and mantra—devotion and right intention are central to Śiva’s worship.
Arghya and water are standard upacāras in saguna worship, commonly offered to the Śiva-liṅga; the verse emphasizes correct ritual attitude and mantra as the bridge from outer offering to inner communion with Śiva.
Offer arghya (or water in cupped hands) with darbha, while reciting the mūla-mantra—commonly understood in Shaiva practice as the pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to consecrate the offering.