viśeṣa sandhyā

One step in the pratiṣthā vidhi is the viśeṣa sandhyā (sandhiḥ). This is better described as a "viśeṣa tarpaṇa" in the prayoga candrikā. Interestingly, tarpaṇa is not offered with the word "tarpayāmi". Instead, it is offered with svāhā, namaḥ, vaṣaṭ, vauṣaṭ and svadhā ... as noted below. The following tarpaṇas are part of the sandhyā.

• samhitā mantra tarpaṇam (svāhā 'ntam)
• vidyeśvara mantra tarpaṇam (svāhā 'ntam)
• tattvādhipa mantra tarpaṇam (svāhā 'ntam)
• deva gaṇa tarpaṇam (svāhā 'ntam)
• ṛṣi tarpaṇam (namo 'ntam)
• manuṣya tarpaṇam (vaṣaḍ antam)
• pañca bhūta tarpaṇam (vaūṣaḍ antam)
• deva pitṛ tarpaṇam (svadhā 'ntam)
• viśeṣa pitṛ tarpaṇam (svadhā 'ntam)
• sva pitṛ tarpaṇam (svadhā 'ntam)

Interesting links:

• [ link ] partial youtube video of this kriyā from a kumbhābhiṣeka
• [ link ] viśeṣa tarpaṇa vidhiḥ from the prayoga candrikā (grantha script)

mahākumbhābhiṣeka rituals

Here are some short notes on the kumbhābhiṣeka, published by the "Kovil Montagne (Siva Subramanya Temple, Q-Bornes)"

• [ Part 1 ] vinākaya pūjā, puṇyāhavācanam, gaṇapati homaḥ, anujñā saṅkalpaḥ
• [ Part 2 ] vāstu śāntiḥ, navagraha homaḥ, praveśa baliḥ
• [ Part 3 ] mṛt saṁgrahaṇam, aṅkurārpaṇam, rakṣābandhanam, kumbhasthāpanam, yāgārambhaḥ, dīpasthāpanam, kalaśasthāpanam, aṣṭabandhanam

śiva pratiṣṭhā vidhi

To better understand the overall śiva pratiṣṭhā vidhi, I've listed the majority of the book's table of contents below. I've chosen to group the entries into logical sections.

• mṛt sangrahanam
• praveśa baliḥ
• rakṣoghna havanam
• vāstu śāntiḥ
• viśeṣa sandhyā
• aṅkurārpaṇam
• pratisara bandhanam
• sūrya pūjā

• yāga śālā nirmāṇam
• pūrva dvāra pūjā
• dakṣīṇa dvāra pūjā
• paścima dvāra pūjā
• uttara dvāra pūjā

• kara nyāsaḥ
• bhūta śodhanam
• sūkṣma deha śodhanam
• sthūla deha śodhanam
• aṅga nyāsaḥ
• antar yāgaḥ

• viśeṣārhgya karaṇam
• pañcagavya sādanam

• yāgeśārcanā
• vedikārcanā

• agnikāryam
• sthālīpākaḥ

• jalādhivāsanam
• nayanonmīlanam
• snapanam
• pradakṣīṇam
• śayanam
• mantra nyāsaḥ

• dvitīyāhnikavidhiḥ
• ādhāra śilā sthāpanam
• śiva liṅga sthāpanam
• vyomavyāpi pada mantrāṇi
• aṣṭa bandhanam

• adhva ṣaṭka nyāsaḥ

• prāyaścittāṅga śānti homaḥ
• diśā homaḥ
• saṁhitā homaḥ
• mūrti homaḥ
• snapanāṅga mūrti homaḥ

• sāṅga ṣaḍadhva nyāsaḥ
• antar mātṛkā nyāsaḥ
• bahir mātṛkā nyāsaḥ
• tantra nyāsaḥ
• pañcākṣara nyāsaḥ
• haṁsa nyāsaḥ
• bhuvana nyāsaḥ
• pañcāvaraṇa nyāsaḥ

aṣṭādaśa kriyāvali

The śiva pratiṣṭhā vidhi book, which forms part of the kiryākramadyotikā, starts with a kārikā listing the 18 primary steps in the pratiṣṭhā.

(1) mrit-saṁgrahaṇakam (2) vāstu-pūjanam (3) cāṅkurārpaṇam |
(4) maṇḍapeśārcanam (5) homam (6) ākārasya ca śodhanam |
(7) mokṣaṇam ca (8) jalāvāsam (9) snapanam ca (10) pradakṣiṇam |
(11) kautukam (12) śayanam (13-15) mantra-ratnanyāsāṣṭabandhanam |
(16) ghaṭasnānam (17) nāmakṛtir (18) vivāho 'ṣṭadaśa smṛtāḥ ||

Notes

• Though I've numbered the 18 items above, it is not a strictly ordered list. The author of the kārikā has moved a few items around so that it fits the meter.
• There is a grammatical peculiarity in this kārikā. It would read better as "(5) homa" and "(8) jalāvāsaḥ" respectively, without breaking the meter.

kriyā krama dyotikā

After observing a recent temple pratiṣthā performed by śaiva āgama priests (śivācāryas), I came across aghora śivācārya's "kriyā krama dyotikā". This is a multi-volume set of śaiva āgama prayoga books published in the grantha script in the 1960s. The incomplete book set that I came across can be divided into three logical parts.

1. gṛhya prayoga -- nityāhnikaḥ, pūrva prayogaḥ, apara prayogaḥ
2. temple pratiṣthā procedures for each devatā -- ganeśaḥ, śivaḥ, devī, subrahmaṇyaḥ 
3. utsavas -- pavitrotsava vidḥīḥ, mahotsava vidhiḥ, dvajārohaṇa vidhiḥ, prāyaścitta vidhiḥ,