Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 28
पूजास्थानशुद्धिः पात्रशोधनं च — Purification of the Worship-Space and Preparation of Ritual Vessels
बीजान्यपि च ता एव शक्तयोंतर्मनोन्मनीः । कर्णिकापरवैराग्यं नालं ज्ञानं शिवात्मकम्
bījānyapi ca tā eva śaktayoṃtarmanonmanīḥ | karṇikāparavairāgyaṃ nālaṃ jñānaṃ śivātmakam
Eben diese Kräfte—fein wie Samenformen—weilen im Innern als «manonmanī», das Übersteigen des Geistes jenseits des Geistes. Der Fruchtknoten des Lotos ist höchste Leidenschaftslosigkeit, und der Stängel ist das Wissen, dessen Wesen selbst Śiva ist.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It maps inner spiritual ascent: subtle śaktis as causal “seeds” mature into unmanī (beyond-mind absorption), supported by supreme detachment (vairāgya) and fulfilled by Śiva-essential knowledge that grants liberation under the Lord’s grace.
Linga-worship stabilizes the mind and purifies the bonds (pāśa), enabling the practitioner to move from outer devotion (saguṇa upāsanā) toward inner realization where knowledge culminates in Śiva as Pati—the essence behind all forms, including the Linga.
A Shaiva yoga approach is implied: cultivate vairāgya, practice mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dhyāna, and inwardly contemplate Śiva as the very substance of awareness until the mind rests in unmanī.