Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 12
योगप्रकारनिर्णयः
Classification and Definition of Yoga
दृष्टे तथानुश्रविके विरक्तं विषये मनः । यस्य तस्याधिकारोस्ति योगे नान्यस्य कस्यचित्
dṛṣṭe tathānuśravike viraktaṃ viṣaye manaḥ | yasya tasyādhikārosti yoge nānyasya kasyacit
Nur wer einen Geist hat, der von Sinnesobjekten unberührt und losgelöst ist—von den unmittelbar gesehenen wie auch von den nur gehörten (etwa den verheißenen himmlischen Genüssen)—ist wahrhaft zum Yoga befähigt; niemand sonst besitzt diese Berechtigung.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Establishes adhikāra (fitness) for Śiva-yoga: only the paśu who has vairāgya toward dṛṣṭa (seen) and anuśravika (scripturally-heard, e.g., svarga-bhoga) can proceed toward liberating discipline.
FAQs
It defines the core qualification for liberation-oriented Yoga: vairāgya (detachment) from both worldly pleasures and even subtle “scriptural” temptations like heavenly rewards, aligning the seeker toward Pati (Shiva) rather than toward pasha (bondage).
Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva upāsanā become truly transformative when done without desire for outcomes; this verse insists that worship and Yoga mature only when the mind is free from craving for seen or promised enjoyments, turning devotion into a means of grace and release.
Practice desireless japa and dhyāna—especially Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—while cultivating dispassion; support it with Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as reminders to renounce sense-pleasures and focus the mind on Shiva.