Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
अग्नीषोमात्मकविश्ववर्णनम् / The Universe as Agni–Soma
Fire and Nectar
यो वेद दहनं गुह्यं प्लावनं च यथोदितम् । अग्नीषोमपदं हित्वा न स भूयो ऽभिजायते
yo veda dahanaṃ guhyaṃ plāvanaṃ ca yathoditam | agnīṣomapadaṃ hitvā na sa bhūyo 'bhijāyate
যে শাস্ত্রোক্ত গূঢ় ‘দহন’ ও ‘প্লাবন’ সত্যভাবে জানে, এবং অগ্নি-সোম-বন্ধনযুক্ত অবস্থা (কর্মকাণ্ডীয় দ্বৈত) ত্যাগ করে, সে আর পুনর্জন্ম লাভ করে না।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that liberation comes from inner realization that burns impurity (dahana) and carries one across bondage (plavana), not merely from external merit; such realized knowledge ends rebirth.
Linga-worship matures from outer ritual into inner transformation—offering the ego and impurities into Shiva’s fire (dahana) and taking refuge in Shiva as the ferry across saṃsāra (plavana), culminating in non-return.
Move from ritual dependence to contemplative Shaiva practice: meditate on Shiva as the inner fire that consumes mala (impurity) and repeat Shiva-mantra (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with dispassion, aiming at steady knowledge that frees from rebirth.