Shloka 35
Śiva-Pūjākramaḥ — The Procedural Order of Shiva Worship
Pañcāvaraṇa & Upacāras
तस्मादनेनैव पथा गतश्शिवं शिवोहमस्मीति शिवो भवेद्यतिः । पितामहादिप्रविभागमुक्तये नद्यो यथासिन्धुमिमाः प्रयान्ति
tasmādanenaiva pathā gataśśivaṃ śivohamasmīti śivo bhavedyatiḥ | pitāmahādipravibhāgamuktaye nadyo yathāsindhumimāḥ prayānti
Therefore, by proceeding on this very path, the renunciate reaches Śiva; realizing, “I am Śiva,” he becomes established in Śiva. To be freed from all differentiations such as ‘Brahmā and the rest’, beings flow into the One, just as these rivers enter the ocean.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Mantra: śivohamasmīti
FAQs
It teaches that liberation comes by following the Shaiva path to direct realization of Śiva, where all perceived hierarchies and distinctions dissolve like rivers merging into the ocean.
Saguna worship (such as Linga-upāsanā with mantra and devotion) is treated as the practical path that matures into inner realization—culminating in Śiva-knowledge where the worshipper abides in Śiva.
Meditative japa and contemplation on Śiva with the bhāva of “Śivo’ham” (supported by Panchākṣarī practice like “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) is implied as the discipline leading the yati toward moksha.