Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
षडध्व-शुद्धिः
Purification of the Six Adhvans / Sixfold Cosmic Path
त्यक्तं तद्दन्तपवनं दृश्यते गुरुणा यदि । प्रागुदक्पश्चिमे वाग्रे शिवमन्यच्छिवेतरम्
tyaktaṃ taddantapavanaṃ dṛśyate guruṇā yadi | prāgudakpaścime vāgre śivamanyacchivetaram
If the guru observes that the “breath at the teeth” has ceased, then at the very forefront of speech he should discern Śiva in the eastern, northern, and western directions, and know whatever is other than Śiva to be non-Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents a Shaiva yogic discernment: when the outward breath-speech activity quiets, the guru guides the seeker to perceive Shiva as the all-pervading Reality and to treat everything opposed to Shiva-consciousness as “non-Shiva,” i.e., not fit to be clung to.
Direction-based contemplation and the focus at the ‘forefront of speech’ support Saguna upasana (mantra and form-based worship), while its conclusion—seeing Shiva and rejecting the non-Shiva—leads the mind toward the Linga’s deeper meaning: Shiva as the pervasive Pati beyond limiting appearances.
A breath-and-mantra oriented practice: quiet the prana (so speech and breath subside), concentrate at the subtle ‘vāk-agre’ point, and contemplate Shiva’s presence in the directions—supporting japa of the Panchakshara and inward absorption.