Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 66
अनुग्रह-स्वातन्त्र्य-प्रमाणविचारः | Inquiry into Pramāṇa, Divine Autonomy, and Grace
आसन्ने ऽपि च मायायाः परस्मात्कारणात्त्रयम् । तत्राप्यात्मा स्थितो ऽधस्तादन्तरात्मा च मध्यतः
āsanne 'pi ca māyāyāḥ parasmātkāraṇāttrayam | tatrāpyātmā sthito 'dhastādantarātmā ca madhyataḥ
Obgleich Māyā nahe ist, geht aus der höchsten Ursache eine Dreiheit hervor. Selbst darin verweilt das individuelle Selbst unten, während der innere Ātman—der im Innern wohnende Herr—in der Mitte gegründet ist und von innen her lenkt und erleuchtet.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya philosophical teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It frames the Shaiva Siddhanta vision that, even when Māyā is close and operative, Shiva as the Antaratma remains the inner governor; the jīva is comparatively ‘below’ due to limitation, and liberation comes by turning inward to the indwelling Lord beyond Māyā’s coverings.
Linga-worship trains the mind to recognize Shiva as the unseen Inner Self (Antaratma) present within all levels of manifestation; Saguna worship becomes a doorway to realize the central indwelling presence of Shiva, not merely an external deity.
Meditate on Shiva as Antaratma in the heart while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating Māyā as near yet not ultimate; support the practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of detachment and inner orientation.