Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
नाशिवस्तु शिवं ध्यायेन्नाशिवम्प्राप्नुयाच्छिवम् । तस्माच्छैवीं तनुं कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा च पशुभावनाम् । शिवो ऽहमिति संचिन्त्य शैवं कर्म समाचरेत् । कर्मयज्ञस्तपोयज्ञो जपयज्ञस्तदुत्तरः
nāśivastu śivaṃ dhyāyennāśivamprāpnuyācchivam | tasmācchaivīṃ tanuṃ kṛtvā tyaktvā ca paśubhāvanām | śivo 'hamiti saṃcintya śaivaṃ karma samācaret | karmayajñastapoyajño japayajñastaduttaraḥ
من لم يكن قلبه مُتَّجِهاً إلى شيفا فلا يليق به أن يتأمل شيفا، ومن لم يتوجّه إلى شيفا لا ينال شيفا. لذلك فليجعل المرءُ كيانه كلَّه شيفيّاً، وليترك نزعة «باشو-بهافا» (paśu-bhāva) أي التصوّر الحيواني للنفس المقيَّدة. وليتفكّر قائلاً: «أنا لشيفا»، ثم ليمارس أعمال الانضباط الشيفي. ومن ذلك: يَجْنَا العمل القويم (karma-yajña)، ويَجْنَا الزهد والتقشّف (tapo-yajña)، وأرفع منها يَجْنَا ترديد المانترا (japa-yajña).
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s Shaiva teaching within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: शिवोऽहमिति
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches inner conversion into a Śaiva identity—dropping paśu-bhāva (bonded, instinct-driven selfhood) and adopting Śiva-oriented contemplation and discipline—so that practice becomes a true means toward Śiva-realization.
It implies that external worship (including Liṅga worship) bears fruit when supported by an inner Śaiva disposition; the devotee reshapes life into Śiva-bhāva, making ritual and meditation effective rather than merely formal.
It prioritizes japa-yajña—mantra repetition (classically the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as the highest offering, supported by disciplined action (karma-yajña) and austerity (tapo-yajña).