Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 46
तस्मादस्य प्रसादार्थं वाङ्मनोदोषवर्जिताः । ध्यायंतश्शिवमेवैकं सदारतनयाग्नयः
tasmādasya prasādārthaṃ vāṅmanodoṣavarjitāḥ | dhyāyaṃtaśśivamevaikaṃ sadāratanayāgnayaḥ
সেয়ে তেওঁৰ প্ৰসাদ লাভৰ বাবে বাক্ আৰু মনৰ দোষ ত্যাগ কৰি, সদায় একমাত্ৰ শিৱকেই ধ্যান কৰক—নিত্য ভক্তিত তৎপৰ হৈ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva’s grace (prasāda) is approached through inner purification—removing defects of mind and speech—and through one-pointed contemplation of Shiva as the supreme Pati (Lord), aligning the soul toward liberation.
Meditating on “Shiva alone, the One” can be practiced through Saguna supports such as the Shiva-Linga, mantra, and icon, which steady the mind; through such focused devotion, the seeker is led toward realizing Shiva’s highest, unitary reality.
It points to disciplined dhyāna and japa with purified speech—truthful, restrained words—and a mind free from agitation; in practice this aligns with daily Shiva-upāsanā using mantra (e.g., Panchakshara), along with inner and outer purity.